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rib

გამოთქმა: /rɪb/

არსებითი სახელი

Universal
  • 1each of a series of slender curved bones articulated in pairs to the spine (twelve pairs in humans), protecting the thoracic cavity and its organs: he had several broken ribs
  • a rib of an animal with meat adhering to it used as food; a joint consisting of animal ribs: a lunch of ribs, wings, and blueberry pie [mass noun]:1,300 lb of beef rib
  • 2a long raised piece of strengthening or supporting material, in particular:
  • Architecture a curved member supporting a vault or defining its form: stone is used only for ribs, piers, and windows [as modifier]:a rib vault
  • a curved transverse strut of metal or timber in a ship, extending up from the keel and forming part of the framework of the hull: the hull was stiffened with 26 ribs
  • each of the curved pieces of wood forming the body of a lute or the sides of a violin.
  • each of the hinged rods supporting the fabric of an umbrella.
  • Aeronautics a structural member in an aerofoil, extending back from the leading edge and serving to define the contour of the aerofoil.
  • 3a vein of a leaf or an insect’s wing: a spinach-type leaf with red ribs
  • a ridge of rock or land: the final rib gives pleasant climbing
  • 4 [mass noun] Knitting a combination of alternate plain and purl stitches producing a ridged, slightly elastic fabric: knit twenty rows of rib [count noun]:knit a new rib

ზმნა

Universal
  • 1mark with or form into ridges:the road was ribbed with furrows of slush
  • provide with ribs: the aisle vaults are lower, but are also ribbed and painted
  • 2 informal tease good-naturedly:the first time I appeared in the outfit I was ribbed mercilessly

ribless

adjective

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