striation

noun 5

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noun

1

One of a number of parallel grooves and ridges in a rock or rocky deposit, formed by repeated twinning or cleaving of crystals.

2

One of a number of parallel scratch lines in rock outcrops, formed when glaciers dragged rocks across the landscape.

The energy raised the temperature of the snow a couple of degrees, and the friction carved striations high in the icy sides of the canyon walls.

3

The action of marking with a stria.

4

The result of being marked with a stria.

5

a parallel series of small grooves, channels, or impressions typically within a metal roof panel used to help reduce the potential for oil-canning.

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