Stria — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

any of a number of tiny parallel grooves such as: the scratches left by a glacier on rocks or the streaks or ridges in muscle tissue

a stripe or stripes of contrasting color

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stɹˈiə/

🇬🇧British English

/stɹˈiə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stɹˈiə/

1 syllable Say it as /stɹˈiə/.

Examples

chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands
the black and yellow banding of bees and wasps

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

banding band striation

Parts of Speech

noun	any of a number of tiny parallel grooves such as: the scratches left by a glacier on rocks or the streaks or ridges in muscle tissue
noun	a stripe or stripes of contrasting color “chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands”

Word Forms

striate

verb

mark with striae or striations

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

strie

l'un des nombreux petits sillons parallèles tels que : les rayures laissées par un glacier sur les rochers ou les stries ou crêtes dans les tissus musculaires

🇪🇸Spanish

surco

cualquiera de una serie de pequeños surcos paralelos, como: los rayones dejados por un glaciar en las rocas o las rayas o crestas en el tejido muscular

🇳🇱Dutch

striae

een aantal kleine parallelle groeven, zoals: de krassen die een gletsjer op rotsen achterlaat of de strepen of ribbels in spierweefsel

🇵🇹Portuguese

estria

qualquer um dos vários pequenos sulcos paralelos, como: os arranhões deixados por uma geleira nas rochas ou as estrias ou cristas no tecido muscular

🇷🇺Russian

полоска

любая из множества крошечных параллельных бороздок, например: царапины, оставленные ледником на камнях, полосы или гребни в мышечной ткани.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हलकी लीक

कई छोटे समानांतर खांचे में से कोई भी जैसे: चट्टानों पर ग्लेशियर द्वारा छोड़ी गई खरोंच या मांसपेशियों के ऊतकों में धारियाँ या लकीरें

🇮🇳Tamil

ஸ்ட்ரியா

பல சிறிய இணையான பள்ளங்களில் ஏதேனும் ஒன்று: பாறைகளில் பனிப்பாறையால் கீறல்கள் அல்லது தசை திசுக்களில் உள்ள கோடுகள் அல்லது முகடுகள்

🇮🇳Telugu

స్ట్రియా

అనేక చిన్న సమాంతర పొడవైన కమ్మీలలో ఏదైనా: రాళ్ళపై హిమానీనదం వదిలివేయబడిన గీతలు లేదా కండరాల కణజాలంలో గీతలు లేదా గట్లు

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્ટ્રિયા

સંખ્યાબંધ નાના સમાંતર ખાંચોમાંથી કોઈપણ જેમ કે: ખડકો પર ગ્લેશિયર દ્વારા છોડવામાં આવેલા સ્ક્રેચ અથવા સ્નાયુ પેશીમાં છટાઓ અથવા પટ્ટાઓ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಟ್ರಿಯಾ

ಹಲವಾರು ಸಣ್ಣ ಸಮಾನಾಂತರ ಚಡಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಯಾವುದಾದರೂ: ಬಂಡೆಗಳ ಮೇಲೆ ಹಿಮನದಿಯಿಂದ ಬಿಟ್ಟ ಗೀರುಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ನಾಯು ಅಂಗಾಂಶದಲ್ಲಿನ ಗೆರೆಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ರೇಖೆಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്ട്രിയ

പാറകളിൽ ഹിമാനികൾ അവശേഷിപ്പിച്ച പോറലുകൾ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പേശി കോശങ്ങളിലെ വരകൾ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വരമ്പുകൾ എന്നിങ്ങനെയുള്ള നിരവധി ചെറിയ സമാന്തര ഗ്രോവുകളിൽ ഏതെങ്കിലും

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

条纹

任何许多微小的平行凹槽，例如：冰川在岩石上留下的划痕或肌肉组织中的条纹或脊

🇯🇵Japanese

ストリア

氷河によって岩に残された傷、筋肉組織の縞や隆起など、多数の小さな平行な溝のいずれか。

🇰🇷Korean

선

빙하가 바위에 남긴 긁힌 자국이나 근육 조직의 줄무늬 또는 능선과 같은 여러 개의 작은 평행 홈 중 하나

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vân

bất kỳ một số rãnh nhỏ song song nào, chẳng hạn như: vết xước do sông băng để lại trên đá hoặc các vệt hoặc đường gờ trong mô cơ

🇹🇭Thai

สเตรีย

ร่องขนานเล็กๆ จำนวนหนึ่ง เช่น รอยขีดข่วนที่เกิดจากธารน้ำแข็งบนหิน หรือแนวหรือสันเขาในเนื้อเยื่อของกล้ามเนื้อ

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

السطور

أي عدد من الأخاديد المتوازية الصغيرة مثل: الخدوش التي خلفها النهر الجليدي على الصخور أو الخطوط أو التلال في الأنسجة العضلية

🇮🇷Persian

استریا

هر یک از تعدادی از شیارهای موازی کوچک مانند: خراش های باقی مانده از یخچال بر روی سنگ ها یا رگه ها یا برآمدگی های بافت ماهیچه ای

🇹🇷Turkish

çatlaklar

bir buzulun kayalar üzerinde bıraktığı çizikler veya kas dokusundaki çizgiler veya çıkıntılar gibi çok sayıda küçük paralel oluktan herhangi biri

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The primary meaning of 'stria' is 'any of a number of tiny parallel grooves such as: the scratches left by a glacier on rocks or the streaks or ridges in muscle tissue'.

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