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PRONUNCIATION OF TRUE RIB

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TRUE RIB

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True rib is a noun.
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WHAT DOES TRUE RIB MEAN IN ENGLISH?

true rib

Rib cage

The rib cage is an arrangement of bones in the thorax of animals, including humans. It is formed by the vertebral column, ribs, and sternum and encloses the heart and lungs. In humans, the rib cage, also known as the thoracic cage, is a bony and cartilaginous structure which surrounds the thoracic cavity and supports the pectoral girdle, forming a core portion of the human skeleton. A typical human rib cage consists of 24 ribs, the sternum, costal cartilages, and the 12 thoracic vertebrae. Together with the skin and associated fascia and muscles, the rib cage makes up the thoracic wall and provides attachments for the muscles of the neck, thorax, upper abdomen, and back.

Definition of true rib in the English dictionary

The definition of true rib in the dictionary is any of the upper seven pairs of ribs in man.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TRUE RIB

true
true anomaly
true bill
true blue
True Cross
true laurel
true level
true north
true time
true to life
true-blue
true-born
true-bred
true-false test
true-hearted
true-heartedness
true-life
true-lovers´ knot
truelove
truelove knot

WORDS THAT END LIKE TRUE RIB

Carib
corncrib
crib
Dogrib
drib
floating rib
frib
Maghrib
midrib
rib
Sennacherib
sparerib
Yathrib

Synonyms and antonyms of true rib in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «true rib» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TRUE RIB

Find out the translation of true rib to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
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Translator English - Chinese

真正的肋骨
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

verdadero costilla
570 millions of speakers

English

true rib
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सच रिब
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الضلع صحيح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

правда ребро
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

verdadeira costela
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সত্যিকারের পাঁজর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vraie côte
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tulang rusuk sejati
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

wahren Rippe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

真のリブ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

사실 리브
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bener rib
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xương sườn thật
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உண்மையான இடுப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खरखोळे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Gerçek kaburga
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vero costola
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

prawda żebro
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

правда ребро
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

adevărat coaste
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αληθινή πλευρά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ware rib
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

true rib
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sant rib
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of true rib

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TRUE RIB»

The term «true rib» is barely ever used and occupies the 194.407 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TRUE RIB» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about true rib

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRUE RIB»

Discover the use of true rib in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to true rib and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Knitting Technology: A Comprehensive Handbook and Practical ...
More formal simple rib socks may be knitted on cylinder and dial rib machines termed 'true-rib' machines. These machines have half the number of needles in the dial as are in the cylinder, with every second cylinder needle opposite a dial ...
David J. Spencer, 2001
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Materials for the Study of Variation: Treated with Especial ...
Cervical rib not reaching beyond the transverse process; corresponding to the vertebral end of a true rib with capitulwm and tuberculum, and articulating by both of them. Rare form. 2. Higher development. Cervical rib reaching beyond the ...
William Bateson, 2012
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Webster's New World Medical Dictionary, 3rd Edition
... rib. rib, sternal See true rib. rib, true See true rib. rib, vertebral See false rib. ribonucleic acid A nucleic acid that is similar to DNA but contains ribose rather than deoxyribose. Abbreviated RNA. RNA, in fact, can form upon a DNA template .
WebMD, 2009
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Nature London: The International Weekly Journal of Science
ON AN ADDITIONAL TRUE RIB IN THE HUMAN SUBYECT HE almost absolute rule that there are seven true ribs in the human subject has, like every other rule, its exceptions. Occasionally instances are met with in which there are eight ...
‎1871
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Nature
ON AN ADDITIONAL TRUE RIB [N THE HUM'AN SUBYECT HE almost absolute rule that there are seven true ribs in the human subject has, like every other rule, its exceptions. Occasionally instances are met with in which there are eight ...
Sir Norman Lockyer, 1871
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McDonaldization Revisited: Critical Essays on Consumer Culture
In this light, the true rib addict must view "guides to good barbeque joints" and the currently popular barbeque cookoffs ambivalently: recognition of what the addict knew all along as a good thing, but something which brings too much of ...
Mark Alfino, John S. Caputo, Robin Wynyard, 1998
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Yachting
And then I have to ask myself if this is a true RIB. Although RIB stands for rigid inflatable boat, there is nothing inflatable about the Interceptor. Sure, it has tubes — but these are molded in fiberglass so they are anything but inflatable.
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Textbook of Radiographic Positioning & Related Anatomy - ...
Each true rib attaches directly to the sternum by its own costocartilage. The term false ribs applies to the last five pairs of ribs, numbered 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12. The drawing in Fig. 10-5 again clearly shows that, although ribs 8 through 10 have ...
Kenneth L Bontrager
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Exceedingly Abundantly: Verses in Poetry
... my heart, oh Please don't hug me today; I guess I need a breast plate first, My brains are really becoming numb, “What's my name?” You are killing me softly, wait a second, My True Rib: And the rib, which the LORD God 63 | Page XXIV.
Nomutsa Oliver Madamombe, 2010
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Knitting Patterns For Dummies
In the following sections, I show you how to create two types of ribs: True ribs: A true rib is a rib where the knits are always knit and the purls are always purled. True ribs can be broken down into two groups: even ribs, where the number of knits ...
Kristi Porter, 2011

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRUE RIB»

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Joint Clinic: I think I have broken a rib
It is made up of 24 ribs arranged in 12 pairs, each pair attached to a spinal vertebrae. The first seven are termed "true ribs" as they attach on the front to the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 09»

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