arête en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /əˈɹɛt/
- /əˈɹeɪt/
Etymology
Borrowed from French arête, from Latin arista. Doublet of arista.
Meanings
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A very thin ridge of rock.
In his old department in Zürich, they sit in glass cases: models to the life of the peaks he had studied, with the strata painted beautifully and accurately, passing over arête and valley alike.
2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 88:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| arêtes | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| arete | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (11)
pt aresta (a thin ridge of rock) · ru гре́бень (a thin ridge of rock) · nn egg (a thin ridge of rock) · nb egg (a thin ridge of rock) · fr arête (a thin ridge of rock) · es arista (a thin ridge of rock) · ga airéit (a thin ridge of rock) · fi harja (a thin ridge of rock) · pl grań (a thin ridge of rock) · kw krib (a thin ridge of rock) · de Grat (a thin ridge of rock)