For Striations we have terms and definitions in 6 topics. The topics are Coin Collecting, Fitness, Landforms, Physical Geography, Sports Collectibles and Weather.

Striations (Coin Collecting)

Term for the incuse polish lines on a die which result in raised lines on coins. While these are usually fine, parallel lines, they may also manifest themselves as swirling, or even criss-cross lines. Planchet striations are burnishing lines not struck away by the minting process that are incuse on the coins.

Striations (Fitness)

Grooves or ridge marks seen under the skin, the ultimate degree of muscle definition.

Striations (Landforms)

Lines etched in bedrock underlying glaciers as individual particles embedded in the glacier scratch the underlying bedrock. These lines indicate the orientation of glacial flow.

Striations (Physical Geography)

Grooves of scratches found in surface rock that are the result of glacial abrasion.

Striations (Sports Collectibles)

Lines along the edges of a card often looked at to determine if a card has been 'trimmed'. While these are usually fine, parallel lines, they may also manifest themselves as swirling, or even criss-cross lines.

Striations (Weather)

Grooves or channels in cloud formations, arranged parallel to the flow of air and therefore depicting the airflow relative to the parent cloud. Striations often reveal the presence of rotation, as in the barber pole or "corkscrew" effect often observed with the rotating updraft of an LP storm.

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