Look up: bridge

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   Bridge
   Bridge is a card game, the origin of which is uncertain. A hybrid form was played in Constantinople (Istanbul) in 1860, a variation has long been played in Holland and another known as yeralash in Russia. The present form first appeared in Paris clubs about 1892 and was from there taken to America in 1894. It was introduced to England by Lord Brougham at the Portland Club in London. The game is played by two pairs of partners with an ordinary deck of cards. Only three players actually play the h...
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   Bridge
   Walkway above the stage or auditorium used to reach stage equipment. (UK)
   Found on http://www.dramatic.com.au/glossary/glos
   
   
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   Bridge
   A bridge is a kind of fresh perspective in the middle of a song, a small part that may consist of only music, or both lyrics and music, usually placed after the second chorus (sometimes referred to as the middle eight). An example is the lines: 'And when I touch you I feel happy inside/ It's such a feeling that my love I can't hide' from 'I Wanna Hold YourHand'. It works like a musical glue between two different sections of a piece of music.
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   Bridge
   The contrasting section of music/lyrics which often occurs after the second chorus of a song.
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   bridge
   [n] - something resembling a bridge in form or function 2. [n] - the hard ridge that forms the upper part of the nose 3. [n] - a circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected 4. [n] - a wooden support that holds the strings up 5. [n] - a denture anchored to teeth on either side of missing teeth 6. [n] - the link between two lenses 7. [n] - an upper deck where a ship is steered and the captain stands 8. [n] - a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc. 9. [n] - any of various card games based on whist for four players 10. [v] - connect or reduce the distance between 11. [v] - cross over on a bridge 12. [v] - make a bridge across
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   Bridge
   Mobile platform suspended over the stage or audience that provides access to lanterns.
   Found on http://www.queens-theatre.co.uk/technica
   
   
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   Bridge
   A Layer 2 device which transfers data frames from one Local Area Network to another, typically across a wide area communications link. Wireless bridges allow Local Area Networks in remote buildings to be networked via relatively high speed point-to-point or point-to-multipoint line-of-sight wireless links, often at relatively low cost.
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   Bridge
   a fixed appliance (prosthesis) that replaces missing teeth. A bridge is a series of attached crowns (abutments and pontics).
   Found on http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/
   
   
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   Bridge
   The bridge assembly, or just 'bridge' is an area on the face of the guitar where the string meet or are connected to the face.
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    Bridge
    A brass or nickel block screwed to the top plate of a movement, with a hole in it (often jewelled) to support one end of the arbor of a wheel.
    Found on http://www.horologia.co.uk/watchglossary
    
    
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    Bridge
    (NETWORK GLOSSARY) A device that connects and passes packets between two network segments. Bridges operate at layer two (data link) of the 031 reference model and are insensitive to upper layer protocols.
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    Bridge
    A term used to identify a motherboard component that ties one bus to another. A PCI-to-PCI bridge will tie two PCI busses together. A PCI-to-CardBus bridge will tie PCI and CardBus together.
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    Bridge
    A bridge is a custom device anchored to neighbouring teeth that replaces one or more missing teeth. When a lost tooth is replaced with bridgework, the teeth on either side of the missing one must be prepared as crowns which will serve as abutments to hold the replacement teeth in place.
    Found on http://www.39harleystreet.co.uk/glossary
    
    
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    Bridge
    a computer or other dedicated hardware that links two networks of the same type together and does some filtering of packets from one network to the other and vice versa
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    Bridge
    The section for fixing and supporting The strings on an acoustic guitar. The method of supporting The strings on an electric or acoustic guitar
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    1. an obstruction in the borehole, usually caused by the caving in of the well or the borehole or by the intrusion of a large boulder. 2. a tool place in the hole to retain cement or other material; it may later be removed, drilled out, or left permanently.
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    Structure that provides a continuous path or road over water, valleys, ravines, or above other roads. The basic designs and combinations of these are based on the way they bear the weight of the...
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    A term used to describe the power circuit of the drive, consisting of thyristors only in a fully controlled bridge and a combination of thyristors and diodes in a half controlled bridge.
    Found on http://www.sprint-electric.com/glossary.
    
    
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    Bridge
    A Wheatstone bridge configuration utilizing four active strain gages.
    Found on http://www.flowmeterdirectory.com/flowme
    
    
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    bridge
    (networking, hardware) A device which forwards traffic between network segments based on data link layer information. These segments would have a common network layer address. Every network should only have one root bridge. See also gateway, router. (2001-03-04)
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    BRIDGE
    A component of ICES for civil engineers. [Sammet 1969, p. 616].
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    bridge
    ( bridging) A formation of solder that connects (bridges) adjacent conductors, such as two leads, completing an unwanted connection, causing short. One of the causes of an electrical short.
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    Bridge
    Bridge: A set of one or more false teeth supported by a metal framework, used to replace one or more missing teeth. Bridges may be fixed or removable. A fixed bridge (a partial denture) is a prosthetic replacement of one or more missing teeth; it is cemented (or otherwise attached) to the neighboring teeth or may be implanted in the space. A remova ...
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    bridge
    ship`s structure, topside and unusually forward, that contains control and visual communication stations Category: Transport • a form of dental prosthesis which replaces one or more lost or missing teeth,being supported and held in position by attachments to adjacent teeth Category: Medicine • a local area network internetworking device that filters and passes data between ...
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    Bridge
    A networking device that links networks together. It is a less intelligent version of a router
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