释义 |
▪ I. ˈriblet|rɪblɪt| [f. rib n.1] A small rib.
1880Jrnl. Linn. Soc. XV. 101 The following whorls are beset with..more numerous riblets. 1887Geol. Mag. IV. 451 The surface has longitudinal ridges which..are connected by transverse riblets. 1949M. Mead Male & Female xviii. 375 In ancient Samoa, the women made lovely bark-cloth, pressing out the fluctuating, beautifully soft lines against mats on which the pattern was sewed in coconut-leaf riblets. 1962Aeroplane 23 Aug. 24/3 To this metal structure are attached the glass-fibre leading- and trailing-edge units. The former is in one piece from tip to engine nacelle and contains 11 glass-fibre riblets. 1975Nature 16 Oct. 577/2 It [sc. a fossil bivalve of genus Neoschizodus] is closely related to the widely distributed N. laevigatus (Ziethen) of Lower to Middle Triassic age, but differs in having a radial riblet on the posterior area, and in possessing striations on some teeth. ▪ II. riblet see rivulet. |