striation

noun5

1. •
   One of a number of parallel grooves and ridges in a rock or rocky deposit, formed by repeated twinning or cleaving of crystals.
2. •
   One of a number of parallel scratch lines in rock outcrops, formed when glaciers dragged rocks across the landscape.

   • 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. — 2012
3. •
   a parallel series of small grooves, channels, or impressions typically within a metal roof panel used to help reduce the potential for oil-canning.
4. •
   The action of marking with a stria.
5. •
   The result of being marked with a stria.