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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; striated muscular fiber.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

 

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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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