ridged

ridge

 (rĭj)

n.

1. A long narrow upper section or crest: the ridge of a wave.

2.

a. A long, narrow, elevated section of the earth's surface, such as a chain of hills or mountains or the divide between adjacent valleys.

b. A long mountain range on the ocean floor.

3. A narrow, elongated zone of relatively high atmospheric pressure. Also called wedge.

4. A long, narrow, or crested part of the body: the ridge of the nose.

5. The horizontal line formed by the juncture of two sloping planes, especially the line formed by the surfaces at the top of a roof.

6. A narrow, raised strip, as in cloth or on plowed ground.

v. ridged, ridg·ing, ridg·es

v.tr.

To mark with, form into, or provide with a ridge or ridges.

v.intr.

To form a ridge or ridges.

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[Middle English rigge, from Old English hrycg; see sker- in Indo-European roots.]

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ridged

(rɪdʒd)

adj

having a ridge or ridges

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

ridged - having a ridge or shaped like a ridge or suggesting the keel of a ship; "a carinate sepal" carinate, carinated, keeled

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Translations

ridged

[ˈrɪdʒd] adj → strié(e)

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