ridge
ridge 1. (
wedge) An extension of high pressure from an
anticyclone into a zone where generally lower pressure prevails.
2. The poleward meanders of the flow of the upper westerly winds over mid latitudes. See also
long wave.
3. See
MID-OCEAN RIDGE.
4. See
RIDGE-AND-RAVINE TOPOGRAPHY; and
RIDGE AND RUNNEL.
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Color and Its Reproduction-A Book Excerpt
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Color Compass 1.0. (Praxisoft's Color Compass color processing utility) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
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Colors made fashion statement at mostly basic MAGIC. (Men's Apparel Guild In California)
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Color Blindness
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Color Therapy
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Color
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color
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Eye Color
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...similar in irises of all colors. The iris pigment epithelium...Differences in iris color depends on the amount...Green versus blue eye color is believed to be controlled...inheritance of all eye colors. More genes, which...Traditionally, iris color was felt to be stable...
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