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ridge  (rj)

n.

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

2. A long, narrow chain of hills or mountains. Also called ridgeline.

3. A long, narrow elevation on the ocean floor.

4. Meteorology An elongated zone of relatively high atmospheric pressure. Also called wedge.

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

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

7. 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 ridges.

v.intr.

To form ridges.

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[Middle English rigge, from Old English hrycg; see sker-² in Indo-European roots.]

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ridge [rɪdʒ]

n

1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a long narrow raised land formation with sloping sides esp one formed by the meeting of two faces of a mountain or of a mountain buttress or spur

2. any long narrow raised strip or elevation, as on a fabric or in ploughed land

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy any elongated raised margin or border on a bone, tooth, tissue membrane, etc.

4. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture)

a.  the top of a roof at the junction of two sloping sides

b.  (as modifier) a ridge tile

5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the back or backbone of an animal, esp a whale

6. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) Meteorol an elongated area of high pressure, esp an extension of an anticyclone Compare trough [4]

vb

to form into a ridge or ridges

[Old English hrycg; related to Old High German hrucki, Old Norse hryggr]

ridgelike  adj

ridgy  adj

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ridge  (rj)

1. A long narrow chain of hills or mountains.

2. See mid-ocean ridge.

3. A narrow, elongated zone of relatively high atmospheric pressure associated with an area of peak anticyclonic circulation. Compare trough.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ridge - a long narrow natural elevation or striation bank - a long ridge or pile; "a huge bank of earth" bar - a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore; "the boat ran aground on a submerged bar in the river" dune, sand dune - a ridge of sand created by the wind; found in deserts or near lakes and oceans esker - (geology) a long winding ridge of post glacial gravel and other sediment; deposited by meltwater from glaciers or ice sheets ledge, shelf - a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water natural elevation, elevation - a raised or elevated geological formation reef - a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water ripple mark - one of a series of small ridges produced in sand by water currents or by wind
	2.	ridge - any long raised strip raphe, rhaphe - a ridge that forms a seam between two parts convex shape, convexity - a shape that curves or bulges outward corrugation - a ridge on a corrugated surface
	3.	ridge - a long narrow natural elevation on the floor of the ocean geological formation, formation - (geology) the geological features of the earth
	4.	ridge - a long narrow range of hills ridgeline arete - a sharp narrow ridge found in rugged mountains geological formation, formation - (geology) the geological features of the earth hogback, horseback - a narrow ridge of hills
	5.	ridge - any long raised border or margin of a bone or tooth or membrane appendage, outgrowth, process - a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; "a bony process" superciliary arch, superciliary ridge, supraorbital ridge, supraorbital torus - a ridge on the frontal bone above the eye socket
	6.	ridge - a beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top; provides an attachment for the upper ends of rafters ridgepole, rooftree beam - long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction gable roof, saddle roof, saddleback roof, saddleback - a double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end
Verb	1.	ridge - extend in ridges; "The land ridges towards the South" cover, extend, continue - span an interval of distance, space or time; "The war extended over five years"; "The period covered the turn of the century"; "My land extends over the hills on the horizon"; "This farm covers some 200 acres"; "The Archipelago continues for another 500 miles"
	2.	ridge - plough alternate strips by throwing the furrow onto an unploughed strip farming, husbandry, agriculture - the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock plow, plough, turn - to break and turn over earth especially with a plow; "Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week"; "turn the earth in the Spring"
	3.	ridge - throw soil toward (a crop row) from both sides; "He ridged his corn" throw - propel through the air; "throw a frisbee"
	4.	ridge - spade into alternate ridges and troughs; "ridge the soil" spade - dig (up) with a spade; "I spade compost into the flower beds"
	5.	ridge - form into a ridge shape, form - give shape or form to; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character"

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ridge

noun crest, bank, rise, fell, scar, escarpment In some places the ridge is quite a gentle feature.

Translations

ridge [rɪdʒ]

A. N [of hills, mountains] → cadena f; [of nose] → puente m, caballete m; [of roof] → caballete m (Agr) → caballón m; (= crest of hill) → cumbre f, cresta f (Met) ridge of high/low pressure → línea f de presión alta/baja

B. CPD ridge pole N (on tent) → caballete m, cumbrera f
ridge tent N → tienda f canadiense
ridge tile N → teja f de caballete

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ridge [ˈrɪdʒ] n

[hill] → faîte m; [mountain] → arête f

[roof] → arête f

(on object, surface) → strie f

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ridge

n

(= raised strip, on fabric, cardboard etc) → Rippe f; (on corrugated iron) → Welle f; (on sand) → Rippelmarke f; (on ploughed land) → Grat m; (in sea: = reef) → Riff nt; a ridge of hills → eine Hügelkette; a ridge of mountains → ein Höhenzug m; a ridge of high pressure (Met) → ein Hochdruckkeil m

(of hills, mountains) → Rücken m, → Kamm m; (pointed, steep) → Grat m; (of roof) → First m; (of nose) → Rücken m

vt rocks, land, sand → zerfurchen

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ridge:

ridgepole

n (of tent) → Firststange f

ridge tent

n → Firstzelt nt

ridge tile

n → Firstziegel m

ridgeway

n (Brit) → Gratweg m

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ridge [rɪdʒ] n (of mountain, hill) → cresta; (of chain of mountains) → crinale m; (of roof) → colmo; (in ploughed field) → porca (Met) ridge of high pressure → fascia di alta pressione

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ridge

n ridge [ridʒ]

1 a long narrow piece of ground etc raised above the level of the ground etc on either side of it. rif أرْض مُرْتَفِعَه гребен hřeben højdedrag; ås der Grat ράχη, κορυφογραμμή cresta seljak بر امدگی harjanne crête רֶכֶס ढालू टीला या पहाड़ी greben, vrh gerinc tebing kambur, ás, hryggur cresta うね 산마루 kalnagūbris, ketera, gūbrys (kalna) mugura; kore rabung richel ås, høydedrag, kam skiba, wał cume creastă гребень hrebeň greben greben ås แนว; สัน sırt, dağ/tepe sırtı 山脊 гребінь زمین کا ایک لمبا تنگ حصہ chóp; ngọn 山脊

2 a long narrow row of hills. rif سِلْسِلَة تِلال планинска верига hřeben, hřbet højdedrag die Gebirgskette σειρά λόφων cadena ahelik تپه harju chaîne קַו רֶכֶס पर्वतश्रेणी lanac brda hegylánc perbukitan (fjalls)hryggur catena 屋根 능선 kalvų virtinė kalnu grēda bukit sempit rug høydedrag, fjellrygg pasmo cordilheira lanţ горный хребет hrebeň, chrbát, vrchol veriga venac ås, bergsrygg, -kam สันเขา tepe dizisi 山脈 хребет; пасмо гір ایک طویل تنگ پہاڑی سلسلہ dãy đồi 山脉

3 anything like a ridge in shape A ridge of high pressure is a long narrow area of high pressure as shown on a weather map. rif إرتِفاع يُشْبِه السِّلْسِلَه، إرتِفاع ضَغْط جَوّي хребет hřeben -område die Erhöhung κτ. που έχει το σχήμα κορυφογραμμής cresta riba, hari ناحیه دارای فشار های بارومتری زیاد harju ligne קַו מִפגָש מוּגבַּה neravnina gerinc tebing hæðarhryggur riga 峰(状のもの) 융기 부분, 봉우리 ketera josla; grēda; kore; šķautne berbentuk rabung richel rygg, opphøyd rand, kam pas crista front atmo­sferic гребень hrebeň greben venac ås, rygg, kam, vall, krön ส่วนที่นูน uzayıp giden bölge (氣象)氣壓脊 гребінь کسی چیز کا ایک لمبا رقبہ یا سطح vùng áp suất cao kéo dài 脊状

4 the top edge of something where two sloping surfaces meet, eg on a roof. rif, nok ذُرْوَه ръб hřeben, hrana -ryg der First η κορυφή όπου συναντιούνται δυο κεκλιμένες επιφάνειες caballete hari خر پشته katonharja arête, faîte קַו מִפגָש מוּגבַּה दो ढालू धरातलों के संगम की रेखा vrh tetőgerinc puncak hryggur crinale 背 (지붕의) 용마루 kraigas, šelmuo kore; šķautne bahagian puncak nok møne, takrygg grzbiet, kalenica aresta muchie, culme конёк hrana sleme vrh ås, nock สัน çatı sırtı, dam tepesi 屋脊 гребінь دو ڈھلواں سطح کا مقام اتصال sống 屋脊