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transverse ribs

transverse ribs is the plural of transverse rib.

Meaning of transverse rib

Noun

transverse rib (plural transverse ribs)

  1. (Roman, Romanesque or Gothic architecture) The rib structure of a rib vault that spans the breadth of a vaulted ceiling, such as that of a church nave, dividing it into bays.

Questions about transverse ribs

What is transverse ribs the plural of?
Transverse ribs is the plural of transverse rib.

Words near transverse ribs in the dictionary

  1. transverse processes
  2. Transverse Ranges
  3. transverse relaxation time
  4. transverse relaxation times
  5. transverse rib
  6. transverse ribs
  7. transverse sinus
  8. transverse sinuses
  9. transverse tubule
  10. transverse tubules
  11. transverse wave

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