Stria (noun)
st-ry-a
A linear mark, slight ridge, or groove on a surface, often one of a number of similar parallel features.
Late 17th century (as a scientific term): from Latin, literally ‘furrow’.
Example sentences
“The Striae ridges are broad, while the grooves are narrow and sharp.”
Tripartite (adj) triy-part-iyt Divided into or consisting of three parts. Agreed by three parties. 1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin tripartītus divided into three parts, equivalent to tri- tri- +…
