striated

marked with long narrow lines or grooves

Root

  • stria: groove, streak, or line cut into a surface

Striated means striped or furrowed with fine lines.

The striated rock showed pale lines from older layers of pressure.

Stria gives a furrow, groove, or streak. Striated surfaces are not smooth: muscle, rock, leaves, or fabric show line after line.

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