Stri"a (?), n.; pl.
Striæ (#). [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 striæ, or groovings, produced on a rock by a glacier
passing over it; the striæ on the surface of a shell; a
stria of nervous matter in the brain.
2. (Arch.) A fillet between the flutes
of columns, pilasters, or the like. Oxf. Gloss.
Stri"a (?), n.; pl.
Striæ (#). [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 striæ, or groovings, produced on a rock by a glacier
passing over it; the striæ on the surface of a shell; a
stria of nervous matter in the brain.
2. (Arch.) A fillet between the flutes
of columns, pilasters, or the like. Oxf. Gloss.
