banding vs striation

banding and striation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
banding	Yes	No	No	No
striation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, banding and striation are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of banding include band, stria.

banding (noun)	striation (noun)
an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material	a stripe or stripes of contrasting color
a stripe or stripes of contrasting color	any of a number of tiny parallel grooves such as: the scratches left by a glacier on rocks or the streaks or ridges in muscle tissue