Difference between Striation and Stria

What is the difference between Striation and Stria?

Striation as a noun is one of a number of parallel grooves and ridges in a rock or rocky deposit, formed by repeated twinning or cleaving of crystals. while Stria as a noun is a stripe, usually one of a set of parallel stripes.

Striation

Part of speech: noun

Definition: One of a number of parallel grooves and ridges in a rock or rocky deposit, formed by repeated twinning or cleaving of crystals. One of a number of parallel scratch lines in rock outcrops, formed when glaciers dragged rocks across the landscape. The action of marking with a stria. The result of being marked with a stria. a parallel series of small grooves, channels, or impressions typically within a metal roof panel used to help reduce the potential for oil-canning.

Stria

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A stripe, usually one of a set of parallel stripes.

We hope you now know whether to use Striation or Stria in your sentence.

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