ridge

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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ridge

(rɪdʒ)

n

1. (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. (Anatomy) anatomy any elongated raised margin or border on a bone, tooth, tissue membrane, etc

4. (Architecture)

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

b. (as modifier): a ridge tile.

5. (Zoology) the back or backbone of an animal, esp a whale

6. (Physical Geography) meteorol an elongated area of high pressure, esp an extension of an anticyclone. Compare trough⁴

vb

to form into a ridge or ridges

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

ˈridgeˌlike adj

ˈridgy adj

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ridge

(rɪdʒ)

n., v. ridged, ridg•ing. n.

1. a long, narrow elevation of land, as a chain of hills.

2. the long and narrow upper edge, angle, or crest of something, as a hill.

3. the back of an animal.

4. any raised, narrow strip, as on cloth.

5. the horizontal line in which the tops of the rafters of a roof meet.

6. (on a weather chart) a narrow, elongated area of high pressure.

v.t.

7. to provide with or form into ridges.

8. to mark with or as if with ridges.

v.i.

9. to form ridges.

[before 900; Middle English rigge (n.), Old English hrycg spine]

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ridge

Past participle: ridged
Gerund: ridging

Imperative

ridge

ridge

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ridge

An area of high pressure between two depressions.

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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"
	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.

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Translations

أرْض مُرْتَفِعَهذُرْوَهسِلْسِلَة تِلال

hřebenhranahřbet

åshøjdedrag

GratJochKammRückenErhöhung

caballetecadenacresta

harjanne

crêtefaîtearêtechaîne

tetõgerinc

hæîarhryggurhryggurkambur, ás, hryggur

costonecresta

kalvų virtinėkraigasšelmuo

grēdajoslakalnu grēdakoremugura

høydedragmøneopphøyd randryggtakrygg

горная цепьгорный хребетгребеньокеанический хребет

hrana

rygg

çatı sırtıdağ/tepe sırtıdam tepesisırttepe dizisi

大气层的高压脊屋脊山脉山脊脊状

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

(ridʒ) noun

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 cume hřeben der Grat højdedrag; ås ράχη, κορυφογραμμήcresta seljak بر امدگی harjanne crêteרכס ढालू टीला या पहाड़ी greben, vrh gerinc tebing kambur, ás, hryggur cresta うね 산마루 kalnagūbris, ketera, gūbrys (kalna) mugura; kore rabung richelås, høydedrag, kamskiba, wał دغونډيولړ ياسليله ،پښته ، غونډۍ: پوله ، موړه (موره 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 cordilheira hřeben, hřbet die Gebirgskette højdedrag 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 rughøydedrag, fjellryggpasmo پښته 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 crista hřeben die Erhöhung -område 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 richelrygg, opphøyd rand, kampas 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，（大气层的）高压脊

4. the top edge of something where two sloping surfaces meet, eg on a roof. rif, nok ذُرْوَه ръб aresta hřeben, hrana der First -ryg 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 nokmøne, takrygggrzbiet, kalenica پورته طبقه 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

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ridge

n. borde, reborde, elevación prolongada.

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