'Striae' definitions:

Definition of 'Striae'

From: 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]