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The 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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1768, "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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Old 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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"make streaks on" (transitive), 1590s, from streak (n.). Intransitive sense of "become streaked" is from 1870. Related: Streaked; streaking.
Source: etymonline.com

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The 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 [..]
Source: minerals.net

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an 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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(n) - the color of a mineral's powder when scratched on a streak plate
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The color of the powder that a mineral leaves when it is rubbed on a hard, rough surface.
Source: mdk12.msde.maryland.gov

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The color of a powdered mineral on a streak plate (unglazed porcelain).
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A “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.
Source: 888ladies.com

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(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 [..]
Source: beedictionary.com

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A physical property test that identifies the color of a mineral in powder form (Lesson 27)
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Small breaks in the elastin-filled Tissue of the Retina.
Source: online-medical-dictionary.org

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A 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 [..]
Source: online-medical-dictionary.org

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A 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 [..]
Source: conservation.ca.gov

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A 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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The 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 [..]
Source: greatmining.com

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The 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.”
Source: celestialearthminerals.com

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The 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.
Source: australianminesatlas.gov.au (offline)

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This bet is when you think the Croupier and player are going to have the same hand.
Source: casinoadvisor.com

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A run of winning hands or losing hands.
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An irregular line left from smearing or motion. * year=1913| (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 [..]
Source: en.wiktionary.org

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lang=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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