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 ]
{ } a. [ L. striatus, p. p. of striare to furnish with channels, from stria a channel. ] Marked with striaae, or fine grooves, or lines of color; showing narrow structural bands or lines; as, a striated crystal; striated muscular fiber. [ 1913 Webster ]
[せん, sen](n, n-suf) (1) line; stripe; stria; (2) line (e.g. telephone line); wire; (3) (See X線) ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; (4) line (e.g. of a railroad); track; route; lane; (5) outline; contours; form; (6) level; (7) division; (8) (See いい線) line (of action); position; approach; policy; principle; (9) (See 線が太い, 線が細い) impression one leaves; air one gives off; (P)#134[Add to Longdo]