- stria, striation - 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
--1 is a kind of groove, channel
Derived form: verb striate1 - band, stria, striation - a stripe of contrasting color; "chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands"
--2 is a kind of stripe, streak
--2 has particulars: stretch markDerived form: verb striate1