noun · irregular · rare

stria

stria · striae

Dehnungsstreifen, Dehnungsnarbe

A stripe, usually one of a set of parallel stripesA stripe, usually one of a set of parallel stripes.

/ˈstɹaɪə/

Meaning

3 senses

A stripe, usually one of a set of parallel stripes.
a stripe or stripes of contrasting color
One of the fillets between the flutes of columns, etc.
A stretch mark.
Dehnungsstreifen, Dehnungsnarbe

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By meaning 1

stretch mark:

Borrowed from Latin stria (“furrow”).

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plural: striae

Singular	stria
Plural	striae

irregular · Lesson

3 synonyms

Close in meaning

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:striation
a stripe or stripes of contrasting color:band banding striation

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