bridge
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[edit] Etymology 1
From Middle English brigge, from Old English brycg, from Proto-Germanic *brugjōn (cf. West Frisian brêge, Dutch brug, German Brücke), from Proto-Indo-European *bhrēuā (cf. Gaulish bríva ‘bridge’, Old Church Slavonic brŭvŭno ‘beam’, brivno ‘log’).
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bridge (plural bridges)
- A construction or natural feature that spans a divide.
- The rope bridge crosses the river.
- (anatomy) The upper bony ridge of the human nose.
- Rugby players often break the bridge of their noses.
- (medicine) A rudimentary procedure before definite solution
- ECMO is used as a bridge to surgery to stabilize the patient
- (dentistry) A prosthesis replacing one or several adjacent teeth.
- The dentist pulled out the decayed tooth and put in a bridge.
- (nautical) An elevated platform above the upper deck of a mechanically propelled ship from which it is navigated and from which all activities on deck can be seen and controlled by the captain, etc; smaller ships have a wheelhouse, and sailing ships were controlled from a quarterdeck.
- The first officer is on the bridge.
- (music) The piece, on string instruments, that supports the strings from the sounding board.
- (computing) A device which connects two or more computer buses, typically in a transparent manner.
- This chip is the bridge between the front-side bus and the I/O bus.
- (communication) A system which connects two or more local area networks at layer 2.
- The LAN bridge uses a spanning tree algorithm.
- (music) A song contained within another song, often demarcated by meter, key, or melody.
- The lyrics in the song's bridge inverted its meaning.
- (chemistry) An intramolecular valence bond, atom or chain of atoms that connects two different parts of a molecule; the atoms so connected being bridgeheads.
- (electronics) An unintended solder connection between two or more components or pins.
- (electronics) Any of several electrical devices that measure characteristics such as impedance and inductance by balancing different parts of a circuit
- (billiards, snooker, pool) A particular form of one hand placed on the table to support the cue when making a shot in cue sports.
- (billiards, snooker, pool) A cue modified with a convex arch-shaped notched head attached to the narrow end, used to support a player's (shooter's) cue for extended or tedious shots. Also called a spider.
- (diplomacy) A statement, such as an offer, that signals a possibility of accord.
- (graph theory) An edge which, if removed, changes a connected graph to one that is not connected.
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Terms derived from bridge (etymology 1)
[edit] Translations
construction or natural feature that spans a divide
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bony ridge of the nose
replacement for teeth
nautical
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communications
piece on string instruments
[edit] Etymology 2
Name of an older card game biritch, probably Russian - OED, or probably from Turkish bir-üç, "one-three". [1][2]
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bridge (uncountable)
- (card games) A card game played with four players playing as two teams of two players each.
- Bidding is an essential element of the game "Bridge".
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card game
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[edit] Etymology 3
From Old English brycġian.
[edit] Verb
bridge (third-person singular simple present bridges, present participle bridging, simple past and past participle bridged)
- To be or make a bridge over something.
- With enough cable, we can bridge this gorge.
- To span as if with a bridge.
- The two groups were able to bridge their differences.
- (music) To transition from one piece or section of music to another without stopping.
- We need to bridge that jam into "The Eleven".
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to span as if with a bridge
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From English bridge.
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- IPA: /bʁidʒ/
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bridge m. (plural bridges)
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bridge m. inv.
- bridge (card game)
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bridge c.
- Bridge; a game of cards.
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Declension of bridge
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