Definition of STRIA

stria

Plural: striae, striæ

Noun

  • A thin groove, line, or streak.
  • 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
  • a stripe or stripes of contrasting color
  • A stripe, usually one of a set of parallel stripes.
  • One of the fillets between the flutes of columns, etc.
  • A stretch mark.

Examples

  • He noticed a faint stria in the pattern of letters, revealing a hidden word.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin stria (“furrow”).

Synonyms

band, banding, striation

Scrabble Score: 5

stria: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
stria: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
stria: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 5

stria: valid Words With Friends Word