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striate

/ˈstɹaɪ.eɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English

Syllables
stri-ate
IPA
/ˈstɹaɪ.eɪt/
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To mark something with striations.

Transitive verb

adj

striated

adj

Relating to the striate cortex of the brain

Etymology

From Latin striatum, past participle of strio (“to groove”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

striates (present, singular) striating (participle, present) striated (participle, past) striated (past) more striate (comparative) most striate (superlative)

Derived Forms

bistriate circumstriate corticostriate estriate extrastriate geniculostriate lenticulostriate metastriate microstriate multistriate nonstriate parastriate

Phrases

appressed-fibrillose-striate punctate-striate striate-punctate

Rhymes With

buy it quiet diet riot wyatt hyatt disquiet hiatt unquiet ryot pyet pyot

Questions

How do you pronounce striate?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈstɹaɪ.eɪt/.
What does striate mean?
To mark something with striations.
Where does striate come from?
From Latin striatum, past participle of strio (“to groove”).

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