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Striation


Striations means a series of ridges, furrows or linear marks, and are used in several ways

  • Glacial striation
  • Striation (geology), a striation as a result of a geological fault
  • In medicine, striated muscle
  • Striations can be found in certain glasses. These have been caused by turbulent flow during teeming (pouring) of the glass.

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