STRIA as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • a stripe of contrasting color
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands
    Hypernyms(s) stria is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • 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
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) stria is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)