striate

[ verb strahy-eyt; adjective strahy-it, -eyt ]

verb (used with object)

, stri·at·ed, stri·at·ing.

1. to mark with striae; furrow; stripe; streak.

adjective

1. striated.

striate

adjective

1. marked with striae; striped

verb

1. tr to mark with striae

Other Words From

• multi·striate adjective
• sub·striate adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of striate¹

1660–70; < Latin striātus furrowed, fluted, equivalent to stri ( a ) ( stria ) + -ātus -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of striate¹

C17: from Latin striāre to make grooves, from stria

Example Sentences

The 12,561-foot summit of the mountain, called Les Courtes, loomed 1,000 feet above where we were climbing, and 2,000 feet below us lay the Argentière glacier, its surface striated with crevasses.

From Outside Online

Whalers who had visited the Falklands previously had likewise cursed the creatures as “flying devils” and “flying monkeys,” although science would ultimately settle on the name striated caracara, or, informally, Johnny rook.

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Striate keratitis usually makes its appearance on the second or third day after operation.

From Project Gutenberg

Markings polygonal, slightly decreasing toward the border where they are much smaller; border well marked, striate.

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A nodule, more or less evident, is found near the border which is usually striate.

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Stipules, bracts, and bractlets striate, the latter longer than the calyx.

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Capsule globular, 4-celled, septicidal, the valves (under a strong lens) transversely and densely striate.

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