rib
noun
/ɹɪb/
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- A cut of meat enclosing one or more rib bones.
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Rippe,
Rippchen,
costillar
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- (architectural element) A long, narrow, usually arched member projecting from the surface of a structure, especially such a member separating the webs of a vault
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Rippe,
Gewölberippe,
Spant
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- (anatomy) Any of a series of long curved bones occurring in 12 pairs in humans and other animals and extending from the spine to or toward the sternum.
- (aeronautics) Any of several transverse pieces that provide an aircraft wing with shape and strength.
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Rippe
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- (by extension) A part or piece, similar to a rib, and serving to shape or support something.
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Rippe,
Strebe
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Stange,
Stängel
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ribbing
noun
/ˈɹɪbɪŋ/
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- (uncountable) The action of the verb to rib; teasing.
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Aufziehen,
Hänseln,
Necken
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- (countable, uncountable) A rib, or the collective ribs, on an object.
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Rippung,
Verrippung
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