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ridge rib
ridge ribn. A principal rib of a vault along either the longitudinal or transverse ridge.ridge rib
ridge ribA continuous, projecting rib connecting the apexes of the intermediate ribs of a rib vault with the center of the vault. See also: ribridge rib1. A horizontal rib marking the crown of a compartment of vaulting, characteristic of English Gothic architecture from the early 13th cent. on, but occasionally found on the Continent. 2. A rib which follows the ridge of a vault. |