striation meaning and definition

STRIATION noun

Definition of striation (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
   • synonyms: stria
2. a stripe or stripes of contrasting color
   • "chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands"; "the black and yellow banding of bees and wasps"
   • synonyms: band, banding, stria