stria

Noun
  1. 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 (synset 113931362)
    is a type of: channel, groove - a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record)
    same as: striation
  2. A stripe or stripes of contrasting color (synset 104687822)
    "chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands"; "the black and yellow banding of bees and wasps"
    is a type of: bar, streak, stripe - a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background
    subtypes:
    • collar - (zoology) an encircling band or marking around the neck of any animal
    • stretch mark - a narrow band resulting from tension on the skin (as on abdominal skin after pregnancy)
    same as: band, banding, striation

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