1 (anatomy) any one of the bones which curve round and forward from the backbone, enclosing the heart and lungs: She suffered a broken rib in the accident
.
az: qabırğa
ru: ребро
2 one of the curved pieces of wood which are joined to the keel to form the framework of a boat.
az: şpanqout
ru: шпангоут
3 a vertical raised strip in eg knitted material, or the pattern formed by a row of these.
az: zolaq
ru: рубчик, резинка
4 any of a number of things similar in shape, use etc to a rib, eg one of the supports for the fabric of an aeroplane wing or of an umbrella.
az: qabırğaya bənzər (formaca)
ru: bспица; нервюра
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English-Azerbaijani dictionary