Look up: Streak

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   streak
   long thin move very fast 
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   Streak
   Streak refers to the colour of the powder produced when a mineral is rubbed over the surface of a piece of unglazed, white porcelain.
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   streak
   color or appearance of a powder (etc.); it is usually observed after a mineral or other material is drawn across a plate of unglazed white porcelain or a touchstone (see in JASPER entry).
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   streak
   [n] - an unbroken series of events 2. [n] - a sudden flash (as of lightning) 3. [n] - a distinctive characteristic 4. [v] - move quickly in a straight line 5. [v] - run naked in a public place
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   Streak
   Streak is a good indicator in identifying minerals. Streak refers to minerals in their powdered form. The streak of a mineral will be consistent, regardless of colour variation in various specimens. A streak can be obtained by scraping with a penknife, or a piece of unglazed porcelain. For more details see the Fact File page.
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   streak
   thread of glass differing in colour from the surrounding glass Category: Various industries and crafts • patch or broad streak of undissolved or devitrified material Category: Various industries and crafts
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   Streak
   Streak transitive verb [ Confer Stretch , Streek .] To stretch; to extend; hence, to lay out, as a dead body. [ Obsolete or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
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   Streak
   Streak noun [ Middle English streke ; akin to Dutch streek a line, stroke, German strich , Anglo-Saxon strica , Swedish strek , Danish streg , Goth. stricks , and English strike , stroke . See Strike , Stroke , noun , and confer Strake .] 1. A line or long mark of a different c ...
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   Streak
   Streak transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Streaked ; present participle & verbal noun Streaking .] 1. To form streaks or stripes in or on; to stripe; to variegate with lines of a different color, or of different colors. « A mule . . . streaked and dappled with white and black.» Sandys. &#x ...
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    streak
    1. A line or long mark of a different colour from the ground; a stripe; a vein. 'What mean those coloured streaks in heaven?' (Milton) ... 2. A strake. ... 3. <chemical> The fine powder or mark yielded by a mineral when scratched or rubbed against a harder surface, the colour of which is sometimes a distinguishing character. ... 4. The rung or r ...
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    streak
    run noun an unbroken series of events; `had a streak of bad luck`; `Nicklaus had a run of birdies`
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    streak
    noun a sudden flash (as of lightning)
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    Streak
    `Streak` or `streaking` may refer to: *Streaking, running naked in a public place *Streaking (microbiology), a method of purifying micro-organisms *Streak (mineralogy), the color left by a mineral dragged across a rough surface *Streak camera, device to measure short optical pulses *Streak (moth), in the family Geometridae *`The Streak`, a 1974 record by Ray Stevens *Archenteron, an indentation on a blastula *Streak (video game), a PlayStation v...
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    streak
    (strēk) a line, stria, or stripe. angioid streaks red to black irregular bands in the ocular fundus running outward from the optic disk. primitive streak a faint white trace at the caudal end of the embryonic disc, formed by movement of cells at the on...
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    Streak
    • (n.) The rung or round of a ladder. • (n.) The fine powder or mark yielded by a mineral when scratched or rubbed against a harder surface, the color of which is sometimes a distinguishing character. • (v. t.) To form streaks or stripes in or on; to stripe; to variegate with lines of a different color, or of different colors. •...
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    streak
    the colour of a mineral in its powdered form. It is usually obtained by rubbing the mineral on a hard, white surface, such as a tile of unglazed ...
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    streak
    A line, stria, or stripe, especially one that is indistinct or evanescent. [A.S. strica]
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    streak
    
    1. an unbroken series of events
    2. a distinctive characteristic
    3. a marking of a different color or texture from the background
    4. a sudden flash (as of lightning)
    
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    streak
    change in gloss and/or colouring, whereby the width of the area involved is relatively small with respect to its length NOTE - See figure 806-18.
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