Striation - Definition
striation
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: stria, striation]
2: a stripe or stripes of contrasting color; "chromosomes
exhibit characteristic bands"; "the black and yellow banding
of bees and wasps" [syn: band, banding, stria,
striation]