The Collaborative International Dictionary
Striction
Striction \Stric"tion\, n. [L. strictio. See Stringent.] The act of constricting, or the state of being constricted.
Line of striction (Geom.), the line on a skew surface that cuts each generator in that point of it that is nearest to the succeeding generator.
Wiktionary
striction
n. The act of constricting, or the state of being constricted.
Usage examples of "striction".
The hilt was striated cross-ways to give a better grip, and as her fingers wandered up and down the strictions the cross bars of a ladder were suggested to her.