bridge

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Derived terms 1.2.1.2 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.1.1 Translations 1.3.2 References 1.4 Etymology 3 1.4.1 Verb 1.5 Anagrams 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 3 Swedish 3.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

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• IPA: /brɪdʒ/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -ɪdʒ

[edit] Etymology 1

From Old English brycg, from Proto-Germanic *brugjā-. Cognate with Dutch brug, German Brücke.

[edit] Noun

bridge (plural bridges)

1. A construction or natural feature that spans a divide.

   The rope bridge crosses the river.

2. (anatomy) The upper bony ridge of the human nose.

   Rugby players often break the bridge of their noses.

3. (dentistry) A prosthesis replacing one or several adjacent teeth.

   The dentist pulled out the decayed tooth and put in a bridge.

4. (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.

5. (music) The piece, on string instruments, that supports the strings from the sounding board.
6. (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.

7. (communication) A system which connects two or more local area networks at layer 2.

   The LAN bridge uses a spanning tree algorithm.

8. (music) A song contained within another song, often demarcated by meter, key, or melody.

   The lyrics in the song's bridge inverted its meaning.

9. (chemistry) A valence bond, atom or chain of atoms that connects two different parts of a molecule; the atoms so connected being bridgeheads.
10. (electronics) An unintended solder connection between two or more components or pins.
11. (electronics) Any of several electrical devices that measure characteristics such as impedance and inductance by balancing different parts of a circuit
12. (billiards, snooker, pool) A particular form of one hand placed on the table to support the cue when making a shot in cue sports.
13. (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.
14. (diplomacy) A statement, such as an offer, that signals a possibility of accord.
15. (graph theory) An edge which, if removed, changes a connected graph to one that is not connected.

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bridge mount bridge over troubled waters cross that bridge when one comes to it bridge the gap land bridge Maryland bridge

water under the bridge Wheatstone bridge Kelvin bridge Schering bridge Wien bridge

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[edit] Etymology 2

Name of an older card game biritch, probably Russian - OED, or probably from Turkish bir-üç, "one-three". ^[1][2]

[edit] Noun

bridge (uncountable)

1. (card games) A card game played normally with four players playing as two teams of two players each.

   Bidding is an essential element of the game "Bridge".

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[edit] References

• Notes:

1. ^ "bridge." *OED 2nd edition. 1989. (online)
2. ^ "bridge." Online Etymology Dictionary. 2008.

[edit] Etymology 3

From Old English brycġian.

[edit] Verb

to bridge (third-person singular simple present bridges, present participle bridging, simple past and past participle bridged)

1. To be or make a bridge over something.

   With enough cable, we can bridge this gorge.

2. (idiomatic) To span as if with a bridge.

   The two groups were able to bridge their differences.

3. (music) To transition from one piece or section of music to another without stopping.

   We need to bridge that jam into "The Eleven".

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: bdegir
• begird

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

From English bridge.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /bʁidʒ/

[edit] Noun

bridge m. (plural bridges)

1. (card games) bridge

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Noun

bridge

1. Bridge; a game of cards.