Striction vs Striation - What's the difference?
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The act of constricting, or the state of being constricted.
(countable, mineralogy) One of a number of parallel grooves and ridges in a rock or rocky deposit, formed by repeated twinning or cleaving of crystals.
(countable, geomorphology) One of a number of parallel scratch lines in rock outcrops, formed when glaciers dragged rocks across the landscape.
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The action of marking with a stria.
The result of being marked with a stria.
(roofing) a parallel series of small grooves, channels, or impressions typically within a metal roof panel used to help reduce the potential for oil-canning.
As nouns the difference between striction and striation
is that striction is the act of constricting, or the state of being constricted while striation is (countable|mineralogy) one of a number of parallel grooves and ridges in a rock or rocky deposit, formed by repeated twinning or cleaving of crystals.striction
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* line of striction (Webster 1913)striation
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(en noun)- The energy raised the temperature of the snow a couple of degrees, and the friction carved striations high in the icy sides of the canyon walls.