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1. a ridge produced on floating ice by buckling or crushing under lateral pressure of wind or ice.2. Geol. a ridge produced on a congealing lava flow by pressure from the still-liquid interior.[1895-1900]
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pressure ridge — noun : a ridge produced on floating ice by buckling or crushing under lateral pressure of wind or tide or on a congealing lava flow by the continued movement of its liquid interior * * * 1. a ridge produced on floating ice by buckling or crushing … Useful english dictionary
Pressure ridge — A pressure ridge is an ice formation typically found on large frozen lakes during the winter. In the most basic sense, a pressure ridge is a long crack in the ice that occurs because of repeated heating and cooling on the surface of the lake.In… … Wikipedia
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ice pressure ridge — A rugged, irregular wall of broken floating ice buckled upward by the lateral pressure of wind or current forcing or squeezing one floe against another, or against a shore; it may extend for kilometers in length and up to 30 m in height. Along … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
volcanic pressure ridge — An elongate uplift of the congealing crust of a lava flow, probably due to the pressure of the underlying, still flowing lava; commonly < 5 m in height (but range up to 15 m) and < 100 m length (but can exceed 500 m). Compare: tumulus … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
Ridge (disambiguation) — A Ridge can be a number of things in English:* Ridge, a geological feature that features a continuous elevational crest for some distance * Ridge, Dorset, a village in Dorset, England * Ridge, Hertfordshire, a village in Hertfordshire, England *… … Wikipedia
ridge — [1] An edge, ledge, or lip which protrudes beyond the normal face of an object. See rim ridge. [2] The cutting edge of a screw thread above the flanks. [3] See pressure ridge. [4] A hump. See piston ring ridge burr … Dictionary of automotive terms
ridge — [rıdʒ] n [: Old English; Origin: hrycg] 1.) a long area of high land, especially at the top of a mountain ▪ We made our way carefully along the ridge. 2.) a) something long and thin that is raised above the things around it ▪ A small ridge of… … Dictionary of contemporary English
ridge — [rij] n. [ME rigge < OE hrycg, akin to ON hrygr, backbone, Ger rücken, back < IE * (s)kreuk , a hump, mound < base * (s)ker , to bend > L curvus, bent, circus, a ring] 1. Obs. an animal s spine or back 2. the long, narrow top or crest … English World dictionary
ridge — [ rıdʒ ] noun count ** 1. ) the long narrow top of a mountain or group of mountains: The log cabin is set on a ridge in the Blue Ridge Mountains. 2. ) a long narrow raised line along the surface of something: Tires had thrown the mud into ridges … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
