Stria

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Stria \Stri"a\, n.; pl. {Striae}. [L., a furrow, channel,
     hollow.]
     1. A minute groove, or channel; a threadlike line, as of
        color; a narrow structural band or line; a striation; as,
        the striae, or groovings, produced on a rock by a glacier
        passing over it; the striae on the surface of a shell; a


        stria of nervous matter in the brain.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Arch.) A fillet between the flutes of columns, pilasters,
        or the like. --Oxf. Gloss.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  stria
       n 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 [syn: {striation}]
       2: a stripe of contrasting color; "chromosomes exhibit
          characteristic bands" [syn: {band}, {striation}]
       [also: {striae} (pl)]