different between striation vs striate

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

From Latin striatum, past participle of strio (“to groove”)

Pronunciation

• (adjective) IPA^(key): /?st?a?.?t/, /?st?a?.e?t/
• (verb) IPA^(key): /st?a??e?t/
• Rhymes: -a??t, -a?e?t, -e?t

Verb

striate (third-person singular simple present striates, present participle striating, simple past and past participle striated)

1. (transitive) To mark something with striations.

Adjective

striate (comparative more striate, superlative most striate)

1. striated
2. (anatomy) Relating to the striate cortex of the brain

Anagrams

• artiest, artiste, attires, iratest, ratites, tastier

Italian

Adjective

striate

1. feminine plural of striato

Anagrams

• artiste, restati, ristate, settari, stirate, tersità, tiraste, traesti

Latin

Participle

stri?te

1. vocative masculine singular of stri?tus