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Arris

/ˈæɹɪs/

A sharp edge or ridge formed by the intersection of two surfaces

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noun

1
A sharp edge or ridge formed by the intersection of two surfaces
2
A sharp edge or ridge formed by the intersection of two curved surfaces
3
A ridge formed on the surface of flaked stone that results from the intersection of two or more flake removals. The arris marks the location of flake scars on the dorsal surface of chipped stone. http//books.google.com/books?id=L6LAsLpx46IC&pg=PA252&lpg=PA252&dq=arris+lithic&source=web&ots=VMpCZX_xc-&sig=sW0DjBW6Lg_NdAGKi8ML875OcfI&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=4&ct=result#PPA252,M1

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Arris"

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anglenoun	(geometry) A figure formed by two rays which start from a common point (a plane angle) or by three planes that intersect (a solid angle).
edgenoun	An advantage.
dihedralnoun	(aeronautics) The upward slope of an aircraft's wing
shinoginoun	On a Japanese sword or knife, the ridge line where the angle meets the flat part of the blade.
ridgenoun	Any extended protuberance; a projecting line or strip.
ridgelinenoun	The topmost edge along a mountain ridge.
sidenoun	A bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape.
bumpnoun	A light blow or jolting collision.
diacausticnoun	Relating to the caustic curves formed by the refraction of light.
cornernoun	The point where two converging lines meet; an angle, either external or internal.
kneenoun	(anatomy) In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank.
vertexnoun	(geometry) An angular point of a polygon, polyhedron or higher order polytope.
vergenoun	An edge or border.
valleynoun	An elongated depression cast between hills or mountains, often with a river flowing through it.
hypercuspnoun	(geometry) A singularity of a curve of some multiplicity r whose tangent cone is a single line meeting the curve with order r+1.
inclinationnoun	A tendency.
bightnoun	(geography) An area of sea lying between two promontories, larger than a bay, wider than a gulf.
crossingnoun	An intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross.
biarcnoun	A geometric figure consisting of two circular arcs tangent at their common endpoint.
arcingnoun	The shape or motion of something that arcs.