Main Entry: bridge

Pronunciation: \ˈbrij\

Function: noun

1 a : the upper bony part of the nose b : the curved part of a pair of glasses that rests upon this part of the nose
2 a : pons b : a strand of protoplasm extending between two cells c : a partial denture held in place by anchorage to adjacent teeth d : 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