striation
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Is striation a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (countable, mineralogy) One of a number of parallel grooves and ridges in a rock or rocky deposit, formed by repeated twinning or cleaving of crystals.countable
2. (countable, geomorphology) One of a number of parallel scratch lines in rock outcrops, formed when glaciers dragged rocks across the landscape.Examples: "The energy raised the temperature of the snow a couple of degrees, and the friction carved striations high in the icy sides of the canyon walls."countable
3. (roofing) a parallel series of small grooves, channels, or impressions typically within a metal roof panel used to help reduce the potential for oil-canning.countableuncountable
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