Meanings
nounstria (plural striae or striæ)
- architectureOne of the fillets between the flutes of columns, etc.
- A stretch mark.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounany 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
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Origin
- Latinstria
- Latinstria
- Englishstria
Borrowed from Latin stria (“furrow”).
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian ивица, полоса
- ивица (ivica)stripe, usually one of a set of parallel stripes
- полоса (polosa)stripe, usually one of a set of parallel stripes
- стрия (strija)stretch mark
Catalan estria, estria
- estriastripe, usually one of a set of parallel stripes
- estriastretch mark
French strie
- striestripe, usually one of a set of parallel stripes
German Dehnungsstreifen, Dehnungsnarbe
- Dehnungsstreifenstretch mark
- Dehnungsnarbestretch mark
Greek ράβδωση
- ράβδωση (rávdosi)stripe, usually one of a set of parallel stripes
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with stria
viamariamayaplayaIsaiahJeremiahmessiahGaiaZechariahObadiahZephaniahJosiahpapayaShiaPraiaMaiahiyapariahthaliaHezekiahjambalayaMaitreyaPhthiaIphigenia
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Cite this entry
APA
stria. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stria
MLA
“stria.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stria. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stria,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stria.
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