Definition of bridge
1 a : a structure carrying a pathway or roadway over a depression or obstacle b : a time, place, or means of connection or transition
2 : something resembling a bridge in form or function: as a : the upper bony part of the nose; also : the part of a pair of glasses that rests upon it b : a piece raising the strings of a musical instrument — see violin illustration c : the forward part of a ship's superstructure from which the ship is navigated d : gantry 2b e : the hand as a rest for a billiards or pool cue; also : a device used as a cue rest
3 a : a musical passage linking two sections of a composition b : a partial denture anchored to adjacent teeth c : a connection (as an atom or group of atoms) that joins two different parts of a molecule (as opposite sides of a ring)
4 : an electrical instrument or network for measuring or comparing resistances, inductances, capacitances, or impedances by comparing the ratio of two opposing voltages to a known ratio
Illustration of bridge
Origin and Etymology of bridge
Middle English brigge, from Old English brycg; akin to Old High German brucka bridge, Old Church Slavic brŭvŭno beam
First Known Use: before 12th century
bridge
Simple Definition of bridge
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: to make a bridge over or across (something)
Before 12th Century
First Known Use of bridge
before 12th century
Other Civil Engineering Terms
bridge
Definition of bridge
: any of various card games for usually four players in two partnerships that bid for the right to declare a trump suit, seek to win tricks equal to the final bid, and play with the hand of declarer's partner exposed and played by declarer; especially : contract bridge
Origin and Etymology of bridge
alteration of earlier biritch, of unknown origin
First Known Use: circa 1897
BRIDGE Defined for Kids
Definition of bridge for Students
1 : a structure built over something (as water, a low place, or a railroad) so people can cross
2 : the place on a ship where the ship is steered
3 : something that joins or connects : something like a bridge <the bridge of the nose> <a bridge between cultures>
Definition of bridge for Students
bridged
bridging
: to make a bridge over or across <bridge a gap>
Medical Dictionary
bridge
playMedical Definition of bridge
1a: the upper bony part of the noseb: the curved part of a pair of glasses that rests upon this part of the nose
2a: ponsb: a strand of protoplasm extending between two cellsc: a partial denture held in place by anchorage to adjacent teethd: a connection (as an atom or group of atoms) that joins two different parts of a molecule (as opposite sides of a ring)e: an area of physical continuity between two chromatids persisting during the later phases of mitosis and constituting a possible source of somatic genetic change
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