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streakThe color of a mineral in its powdered form, usually obtained by rubbing the mineral against an unglazed porcelain tile to see the mark it makes. A mineral harder than the tile must be pulverized by crushing.
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streak1768, "to go quickly, to rush, run at full speed," respelling (probably by association with streak (v.1)) of streek "to go quickly" (late 14c.), originally "to stretch oneself [..]
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streakOld English strica "line of motion, stroke of a pen" (related to strican "pass over lightly"), from Proto-Germanic *strikon- (source also of Middle Dutch streke, Dutch streek, Midd [..]
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streak"make streaks on" (transitive), 1590s, from streak (n.). Intransitive sense of "become streaked" is from 1870. Related: Streaked; streaking.
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streakThe color of the powder of a mineral. A mineral's streak is tested by rubbing it against a hard, white, porcelain object (streak plate), and the "streak" that remains on the swiped area [..]
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streakan unbroken series of events; "had a streak of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of birdies" move quickly in a straight line; "The plane s [..]
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streak(n) - the color of a mineral's powder when scratched on a streak plate
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streakThe color of the powder that a mineral leaves when it is rubbed on a hard, rough surface.
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streakThe color of a powdered mineral on a streak plate (unglazed porcelain).
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streakA “Streak” refers to a particular run of play. This can be a lucky streak where the player wins a lot of money, or an unlucky streak where they continually fail to land a winning combination.
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streak(n) an unbroken series of events(v) move quickly in a straight line(n) a distinctive characteristic(v) mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained(n) a narrow marki [..]
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streakA physical property test that identifies the color of a mineral in powder form (Lesson 27)
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streakSmall breaks in the elastin-filled Tissue of the Retina.
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streakA linear band of rapidly proliferating Cells that begins near the posterior end of an Embryo and grows cranially. Primitive streak is formed during Gastrulation by the convergent migration of primary [..]
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streakA mineral's powder color. It is most easily observed by rubbing the mineral on a piece of white unglazed porcelain (called a streak plate). Also, streak can be observed by fine crushing a specime [..]
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streakA mineral property. The streak of a mineral is produced when the specimen is rubbed on unglazed porcelain (a streak plate). The color of the streak is a non-determinative property of a mineral. It is [..]
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streakThe color of the powder of a mineral. Streak can be tested by rubbing a mineral against a hard, white, porcelain object (streak plate), and the "streak" that remains on the swiped area is th [..]
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streakThe often-diagnostic color of a mineral when it is ground into a fine powder; usually produced by scraping a mineral firmly across a tile of unglazed, white porcelain called a “streak plate.”
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streakThe colour that a powered mineral leaves when it is scratched on an unglazed white tile. Scientists use the streak of a mineral as an identification method. Even with the presence of impurities, the colour of the streak remains constant.
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streakThis bet is when you think the Croupier and player are going to have the same hand.
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streakA run of winning hands or losing hands.
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streak
An irregular line left from smearing or motion.
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(The picture I took out the car window had streaks.)
A continuous series of like events.
(I hope I can keep up this streak of acco [..]
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streaklang=en
1800s=1843
* '''1843''' — . ''''.
*: Down in the west the setting sun had left a streak of fiery red, which glared upon the desolation for an instant, like a sullen eye, and frowning lower, [..]
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