Striction
Pronunciation : Stric"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. strictio. See Stringent.]
Definition : Defn: The act of constricting, or the state of being constricted. Line of striction (Geom.), the line on a skew surface that cuts each generator in that point of it that is nearest to the succeeding generator.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913