stria

A thin, narrow groove or channel.

A thin line or band, especially one of several that are parallel or close together.

In anat., zoöl., and botany, a stripe or streak; a line, or linear marking, whether of elevation or depression—as a ridge or a furrow—or of texture or color. See cuts under brain, muscle, and Diatomaceæ.

In architecture, a fillet between the flutes of columns, pilasters, and the like.

In pathology, a linear hemorrhagic macula.

An imperfection in the form of a streak or band, whether a discoloration or an irregularity of structure, especially in glass.

plural In electricity, the peculiar stratifications of the light observed in vacuum-tubes (Geissler tubes) upon the passage of an electrical discharge.

A minute groove, or channel; a threadlike line, as of color; a narrow structural band or line; a striation.

A fillet between the flutes of columns, pilasters, or the like.

A stripe, usually one of a set of parallel stripes.