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Striate
Pronunciation : Stri"ate
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [See Striate, a.]
Definition : Defn: To mark with stria?. "Striated longitudinally." Owen.
t. [imp. & p. p. Striated; p. pr. & vb. n. Striating.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Stri"ate, Stri"a*ted
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. striatus, p.p. of striare to furnish with channels, from stria a channel.]
Definition : Defn: Marked with stria?, or fine grooves, or lines of color; showing narrow structural bands or lines; as, a striated crystal; striated muscular fiber.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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