Definition of "striate" []

• To mark with striae or striations. (verb-transitive)
• Marked with striae; striped, grooved, or ridged. (adjective)
• Consisting of a stria or striae. (adjective)

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• "The apparent tilt of the mortar lines is caused by orientation-sensitive simple cells in the striate cortex."
• "This illusion demonstrates the effect of some simple image processing occurring at the retina combined with some complex processing in the cortical cells of the striate cortex."
• "From the LGN the signal goes to the striate cortex, zone 17, and then through the rest of the visual cortex, through zones 18 and 19."