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n

Definition: raised part of solid
Antonyms: flat, plain

1. The horizontal line at the junction of the upper edges of two sloping roof surfaces. 2. The internal angle or nook of a vault.

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A long, narrow protuberance on a bone that runs along the shaft as a crest.

IN BRIEF: A top or high part that is long and narrow; crest. Also: A range of hills or mountains.

Waves made tiny ridges in the sand.

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adjective
adjective, Austral

All right, good; genuine. (1938 —) .
D. Ireland I convinced her the whole thing was ridge! (1971).

[From an obsolete word for 'gold'.]

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A linear projection or projecting structure; a crest.

• dental r. — any linear elevation on the crown of a tooth.
• healing r. — an indurated ridge that normally forms deep to the skin along the length of a healing wound.
• interureteric r. — a fold of mucous membrane extending across the bladder between the ureteric orifices.
• mammary r. — milk line; an ectodermal thickening in early embryos, along which the mammary glands subsequently develop.
• mesonephric r. — the more lateral portion of the urogenital ridge of the embryo, giving rise to the mesonephros.
• palatine r. — a number of transverse ridges across the hard palate in some animals.
• urogenital r. — a longitudinal ridge in the embryo, lateral to the mesentery.

n

The remainder of the alveolar process after the teeth are removed.

For a list of words related to ridge, see:

• Earth’s Atmosphere and Topographic Features - ridge: long, narrow crest of elevated portion of Earth’s crust
• Hills, Hollows, and Valleys - ridge: range of hills or mountains; long, narrow elevation in earth’s surface or ocean floor
• Forecasting and Meteorology - ridge: elongated high-pressure area between two depressions
• Fixed Positions and Points - ridge: line where two slopes meet at their highest points

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - tagryg, bjergkam
v. tr. - danne med rygge, afmærke med rygge, hyppe
v. intr. - danne rygge

Nederlands (Dutch)
ribbel, richel, ribbelen

Français (French)
n. - (Géog) arête, crête, corniche, dorsale, chaîne, strie, côte (d'un tissu), crête (d'une terre labourée), rangée, ride, (Anat) arête (du nez), (Constr) faîte, faîtage, (Météo) dorsale barométrique, (Agric) billon
v. tr. - strier, rider, enfaîter, (Agric) billonner
v. intr. - strier, rider, enfaîter

Deutsch (German)
n. - Rücken, First, Grat, Kamm
v. - furchen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ράχη, κορυφή, κορυφογραμμή, (οικοδ.) κορφιάς, κολοφώνας, κορυφή (κύματος), ζάρα (επιφάνειας), πτυχή, προεξοχή
v. - σχηματίζω ραβδώσεις ή πτυχώσεις

Italiano (Italian)
cresta, scanalatura, catena

Português (Portuguese)
n. - cume (m)
v. - abrir sulcos na terra

Русский (Russian)
хребет, горный кряж, гребень

Español (Spanish)
n. - cadena, cordillera, caballete, arista, estría, cresta, cumbre, loma
v. tr. - dar forma de lomo o cresta, arrugar, acanalar
v. intr. - formar lomo o cresta, extenderse formando lomas, tener lomos o arrugar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - rygg, kam, takås
v. - avgränsa, plöja upp, förse m takås, krusas (om vattenyta)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
背脊, 屋脊, 山脊, 使成脊状, 作垄, 装脊, 成脊状

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 背脊, 屋脊, 山脊
v. tr. - 使成脊狀, 作壟, 裝脊
v. intr. - 成脊狀

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 봉우리, 산등성이, 이랑
v. tr. - 마룻대를 올리다, 이랑을 짓다, 이랑에 심다
v. intr. - 이랑이 되다, 이랑 모양으로 융기하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 隆起, 山の背, 畝, 峰, 波がしら, 背, 分水嶺
v. - 棟を付ける, …のうねを立てる, うね状にする, うねになる, 波立つ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) متن الحيوان, سلسله جبال أو تلال, الضلع, قمه تله أو جبل (فعل) يجعل للشي قمه, يمتد كالتلال‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קו-פסגה, חריץ, תלם, קו-פרשת-מים, קצה, ראש, רכס‬
v. tr. - ‮חרש, פתח תלמים, שתל בתלמים‬
v. intr. - ‮נתלם, נחרש תלמים‬

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