ridge

[ rij ]

/ rɪdʒ /

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noun

a long, narrow elevation of land; a chain of hills or mountains.

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

the back of an animal.

any raised, narrow strip, as on cloth.

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

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

verb (used with object), ridged, ridg·ing.

to provide with or form into a ridge or ridges.

to mark with or as if with ridges.

verb (used without object), ridged, ridg·ing.

to form ridges.

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Origin of ridge

before 900; Middle English rigge (noun), Old English hrycg spine, crest, ridge; cognate with Dutch rug,German Rücken,Old Norse hryggr

OTHER WORDS FROM ridge

ridgelike, adjectiveun·ridged, adjective

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As we continued the ascent—from the summit of Little Haystack Mountain, up along the ridge to Mount Lincoln and the highest peak, Mount Lafayette—our legs grew increasingly wobbly and the sun dipped into the horizon.
Are We Wired to Be Outside? - Issue 92: Frontiers|Grigori Guitchounts|November 11, 2020|Nautilus
More closely spaced ridges produced more frequent sets of spikes while larger spaces produced less frequent bursts of electrical activity.
A fish’s fins may be as sensitive to touch as fingertips|Carolyn Wilke|November 3, 2020|Science News
I pulled over near Norbeck Pass, just as the sun was dipping behind a toothy ridge of eroding rock.
I Saw an Epic Sunset at Badlands National Park|Emily Pennington|November 3, 2020|Outside Online
The connective ridges near the back of the beetle, on the other hand, are not as intricately interlocked, allowing the top and bottom halves of the exoskeleton to slide past each other slightly.
The diabolical ironclad beetle can survive getting run over by a car. Here’s how|Maria Temming|October 21, 2020|Science News

The ridge at the bottom—which keeps your laptop or Kindle from sliding down—doubles as an orthopedic wrist rest, to help ease carpal tunnel or prevent wrist pain in the first place.
Convenient laptop stands with adjustable easels|PopSci Commerce Team|September 23, 2020|Popular Science
Even the Grass-land is often ridged so as to shed the water quickly, while deep ditches or drains do duty for fences.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
In Devonshire, particularly among the farmers and poorer classes, the ridged coffin is very general, the end being gabled.
Notes and Queries, Number 196, July 30, 1853|Various
Everywhere the snow lay ridged with purple and brown hedges.
Wayside Courtships|Hamlin Garland
But towards the middle of the curve the cliff face seemed ridged and broken near the base.
The Beach of Dreams|H. De Vere Stacpoole
The knuckle-plate is usually ridged with a rope-shaped crest or with bosses imitating the knuckles.
Armour & Weapons|Charles John Ffoulkes

British Dictionary definitions for ridge

ridge

/ (rɪdʒ) /

noun

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

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

anatomy any elongated raised margin or border on a bone, tooth, tissue membrane, etc

the top of a roof at the junction of two sloping sides
(as modifier)a ridge tile

the back or backbone of an animal, esp a whale

meteorol an elongated area of high pressure, esp an extension of an anticycloneCompare trough (def. 4)

verb

to form into a ridge or ridges

Derived forms of ridge

ridgelike, adjectiveridgy, adjective

Word Origin for ridge

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

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Medical definitions for ridge

ridge

[ rĭj ]

n.

A long, narrow, or crested part of the body, as on the nose.

Scientific definitions for ridge

ridge

[ rĭj ]

A long narrow chain of hills or mountains.

See mid-ocean ridge.

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

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