- striate
- I. transitive verb (striated; striating) Date: 1646 to mark with striations or striae II. adjective Date: 1670 striated
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Striate — Stri ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Striated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Striating}.] [See {Striate}, a.] To mark with stria[ae]. Striated longitudinally. Owen. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Striate — Stri ate, Striated Stri a*ted, a. [L. striatus, p. p. of striare to furnish with channels, from stria a channel.] Marked with stria[ae], or fine grooves, or lines of color; showing narrow structural bands or lines; as, a striated crystal;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
striate — (v.) 1670s, from Mod.L. striatus, from L. stria (see STRIATION (Cf. striation)). Related: Striated; striating … Etymology dictionary
striate — technical ► ADJECTIVE ▪ marked with striae. ► VERB (striated) ▪ marked with striae. DERIVATIVES striation noun … English terms dictionary
striate — [strī′āt΄; ] for adj., usually [, strī′it] vt. striated, striating [< L striatus, grooved, furrowed, pp. of striare, to groove, channel < stria: see STRIA] to mark with striae; stripe, band, furrow, etc. adj. marked with striae: said esp.… … English World dictionary
striate cortex — n an area of the brain that receives visual impulses, contains a conspicuous band of myelinated fibers, and is located mostly in the walls and along the edges of the calcarine sulcus of the occipital lobe called also visual projection area * * *… … Medical dictionary
Striate arteries — or Ganglionic arteries arise from the middle cerebral artery and supplies deep structures in the cerebrum including the internal capsule. Strokes in these vessels can cause a lot of damage … Wikipedia
Striate slitshell — Taxobox name = Striate slitshell status = EX | status system = IUCN2.3 regnum = Animalia phylum = Mollusca classis = Gastropoda ordo = Mesogastropoda familia = Pleuroceridae genus = Gyrotoma species = G. lewisii binomial = Gyrotoma lewisii… … Wikipedia
striate keratitis — keratitis marked by parallel and intersecting lines on the corneal epithelium; called also alphabet k. Cf. striate keratopathy … Medical dictionary
striate keratopathy — corneal stromal edema causing a network of lines, which is a common, temporary occurrence after cataract surgery. Cf. striate keratitis … Medical dictionary
striate lespedeza — paprastoji dryžuolė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Pupinių šeimos pašarinis augalas (Kummerowia striata), paplitęs rytų Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Kummerowia striata angl. annual lespedeza; common lespedeza; Japanese bush clover; Japanese… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
