Dictionary

1. (

• 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 ;

2. (

• band ,
• banding ,
• stria ,
• striation

) a stripe or stripes of contrasting color; "chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands"; "the black and yellow banding of bees and wasps" ;