prominence vs ridge

prominence

noun
  • Autonomous height; relative height or prime factor; a concept used in the categorization of hills and mountains. 

  • A bulge: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form. 

  • The state of being prominent: widely known or eminent. 

  • A gaseous projection, often loop-shaped, springing from the surface of the Sun or a star. 

  • Relative importance. 

ridge

noun
  • A chain of hills. 

  • A chain of mountains. 

  • The back of any animal; especially the upper or projecting part of the back of a quadruped. 

  • Any extended protuberance; a projecting line or strip. 

  • The line along which two sloping surfaces meet which diverge towards the ground. 

  • A long narrow elevation on an ocean bottom. 

  • The highest portion of the glacis proceeding from the salient angle of the covered way. 

  • An elongated region of high atmospheric pressure. 

  • The highest point on a roof, represented by a horizontal line where two roof areas intersect, running the length of the area. 

verb
  • To form into a ridge 

  • To extend in ridges 

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