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• Rib (disambiguation) — Rib or RIB may mean:In anatomy* Rib, a bone attached to the spine, in vertebrate animals * Ribs (food), the cooked meat and rib bones of a food animal * Rib or costa, the leading edge of an insect wing (See glossary of Lepidopteran terms)In… …   Wikipedia

• Rib (aircraft) — Rib Wing ribs of a de Havilland DH.60 Moth In an aircraft, ribs are forming elements of the structure of a wing, especially in traditional construction. By analogy with the anatomical definition of rib , the ribs attach to the main spar, and …   Wikipedia

• Rib — Rib, n. [AS. rib, ribb; akin to D. rib, G. rippe, OHG. rippa, rippi, Dan. ribbe, Icel. rif, Russ. rebro.] 1. (Anat.) One of the curved bones attached to the vertebral column and supporting the lateral walls of the thorax. [1913 Webster] Note: In… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Rib grass — Rib Rib, n. [AS. rib, ribb; akin to D. rib, G. rippe, OHG. rippa, rippi, Dan. ribbe, Icel. rif, Russ. rebro.] 1. (Anat.) One of the curved bones attached to the vertebral column and supporting the lateral walls of the thorax. [1913 Webster] Note …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• rib — [rib] n. [ME ribbe < OE rib, akin to ON rif, Ger rippe < IE base * rebh , to arch over, roof over > Gr ereptein, to crown, OSlav rebro, rib] 1. any of the arched bones attached posteriorly to the vertebral column and enclosing the chest… …   English World dictionary

• rib — ► NOUN 1) each of a series of slender curved bones articulated in pairs to the spine, protecting the thoracic cavity and its organs. 2) Architecture a curved member supporting a vault or defining its form. 3) a curved transverse strut of metal or …   English terms dictionary

• rib — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ribb; akin to Old High German rippi rib, Old Church Slavic rebro, and probably to Greek erephein to roof over Date: before 12th century 1. a. any of the paired curved bony or partly… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• rib — noun 1》 each of a series of slender curved bones articulated in pairs to the spine, protecting the thoracic cavity and its organs.     ↘an animal rib with meat adhering to it used as food. 2》 Architecture a curved member supporting a vault or… …   English new terms dictionary

• rib — The part of an aircraft structure that gives the aerodynamic shape to the wing and support to the spars stabilizes the spars against twisting and the stringers and the skin against buckling, and passes concentrated loads into the skin and the… …   Aviation dictionary

• rib — n. & v. n. 1 each of the curved bones articulated in pairs to the spine and protecting the thoracic cavity and its organs. 2 a joint of meat from this part of an animal. 3 a ridge or long raised piece often of stronger or thicker material across… …   Useful english dictionary

• Bowlus SP-1 Paper Wing — SP 1 Paper Wing Anne Morrow Lindbergh flying the Bowlus SP 1 Paper Wing on launch Role …   Wikipedia