ridge

ridge
[rɪdʒ]
nome
1) (along mountain top, on hillside) cresta f., crinale m.
2) (raised strip) (on rock, metal surface) striatura f.; (in ploughed land) porca f.
3) ing. (on roof) colmo m., linea f. di colmo
4) meteor.

ridge of high pressure — dorsale barometrica

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[ri‹]
noun
1) (a long narrow piece of ground etc raised above the level of the ground etc on either side of it.) cresta
2) (a long narrow row of hills.) catena
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.) riga
4) (the top edge of something where two sloping surfaces meet, eg on a roof.) crinale
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ridge /rɪdʒ/
n.
1 (geogr.) cresta; crinale: the ridge of a mountain, la cresta di un monte
2 (edil.) colmo: the ridge of the roof, il colmo del tetto
3 (geogr.) catena (di monti); dorsale
4 (anat.) cresta (di un osso, di un dente, ecc.)
5 (agric.) porca
6 riga in rilievo, costa (su stoffa, ecc.)
7 (geol.) dorsale (anche sottomarina)
8 (zool.) dorso, spina dorsale (spec. di una balena)
9 (meteor.) promontorio
10 (sci) scalino (nella pista)
● (edil.) ridge board, trave di colmo □ ridge bone, spina dorsale; prominenze vertebrali lungo la spina dorsale □ (edil.) ridge cap, scossalina di colmo □ (anat.) the ridge of the nose, il setto nasale □ ridge pole, traversa (di una tenda); (edil.) = ridge board ► sopra □ ridge tent, tenda a palo centrale □ (edil.) ridge tile, tegola di colmo.
(to) ridge /rɪdʒ/
v. t. e i.
1 (agric.) rincalzare (il terreno)
2 (spec. del mare) increspare, incresparsi.
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[rɪdʒ]
nome
1) (along mountain top, on hillside) cresta f., crinale m.
2) (raised strip) (on rock, metal surface) striatura f.; (in ploughed land) porca f.
3) ing. (on roof) colmo m., linea f. di colmo
4) meteor.

ridge of high pressure — dorsale barometrica


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