different between striation vs prism

English

Etymology

striate +? -ion

Noun

striation (countable and uncountable, plural striations)

1. (countable, mineralogy) One of a number of parallel grooves and ridges in a rock or rocky deposit, formed by repeated twinning or cleaving of crystals.
2. (countable, geomorphology) 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. (roofing) a parallel series of small grooves, channels, or impressions typically within a metal roof panel used to help reduce the potential for oil-canning.

Translations

References

• striation in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• striation at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• tritonias

English

Etymology

Late Latin prisma, from Ancient Greek ????????? (prísmatos), from Ancient Greek ?????? (prísma, “something sawed”), from ??????? (prízein, “to saw”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p??z?m/, [?p?????zm?]
• Rhymes: -?z?m

Noun

prism (plural prisms)

1. (geometry) A polyhedron with parallel ends of the same size and shape, the other faces being parallelogram-shaped sides.
2. A transparent block in the shape of a prism (typically with triangular ends), used to split or reflect light.
3. A crystal in which the faces are parallel to the vertical axis.

Hyponyms

• cylinder

Derived terms

Descendants

• ? Japanese: ???? (purizumu)
• ? Korean: ??? (peurijeum)
• ? Thai: ?????? (bprí-s??m)

Translations

Anagrams

• prims