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Stria

Stri′a

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Striae
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[L., a furrow, channel, hollow.]
1.
A minute groove, or channel; a threadlike line, as of color; a narrow structural band or line; a striation;
as, the
striae
, or groovings, produced on a rock by a glacier passing over it; the
striae
on the surface of a shell; a
stria
of nervous matter in the brain
.
2.
(Arch.)
A fillet between the flutes of columns, pilasters, or the like.
Oxf. Gloss.

Definition 2024


stria

stria

English

Noun

stria (plural striae or striæ)

  1. A stripe, usually one of a set of parallel stripes.
  2. A stretch mark.

Anagrams


French

Pronunciation

Verb

stria

  1. third-person singular past historic of strier

Italian

Etymology

From Latin stria.

Noun

stria f (plural strie)

  1. (pathology) stria
  2. (architecture) stria, channel
  3. streak, stria

Verb

stria

  1. third-person singular present indicative of striare
  2. second-person singular imperative of striare

Anagrams


Latin

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *streyg-, see also English streak, German strieme (streak, stripe), Old High German strimo, Dutch striem.

Pronunciation

Noun

stria f (genitive striae); first declension

  1. A furrow, channel, groove, hollow.
  2. The flute of a column.
  3. A pleat.

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative stria striae
genitive striae striārum
dative striae striīs
accusative striam striās
ablative striā striīs
vocative stria striae

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

Etymology 2

From strix (screech owl).

Noun

Medieval variant of striga (witch).

References


Ligurian

Etymology

From Latin striga

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstria/

Noun

stria f (plural strie)

  1. witch

Lombard

Etymology

From Latin striga.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstria/

Noun

stria f (plural strie)

  1. witch

Venetian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstria/

Noun

stria f (plural strie)

  1. Alternative form of striga