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rise

1. the appearance of the sun, moon, or other celestial body above the horizon

2. the vertical height of a step or of a flight of stairs

3. the vertical height of a roof above the walls or columns

4. the height of an arch above the impost level

5. Angling the act or instance of fish coming to the surface of the water to take flies, etc.

rise [rīz]

(astronomy)

Of a celestial body, to cross the visible horizon while ascending.

(geology)

A long, broad elevation which rises gently from its surroundings, such as the sea floor.

(hydrology)

resurgence

(science and technology)

The increase in the height or the value of something, such as a rise of tide or a rise of temperature.

rise

1. The height of a flight of stairs from landing to landing.

2. The height between successive treads of a stair.

3. The vertical distance such as that used to express the height of a roof slope compared to horizontal distance or run, or the vertical measurement from the face of one stair tread to the next.

4. In an arch, the vertical distance from the springing line to the highest point of the intrados.

5. Of elevators, same as travel.

travel, rise

Of an elevator, escalator, etc., the vertical distance between the bottom terminal landing and the top terminal landing.

Rise

the maximum height of the geometric axis or median surface of a curved structure, such as an arch or a vault, above the line or plane joining the abutments of the structure. The magnitude of the rise is chosen on the basis of a number of factors—for example, the most advantageous structural behavior of the structure. Architectural considerations, such as the general layout of the structure, also influence the height chosen for the rise. The concept of rise is sometimes extended to linear or planar structures that have a camber.

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No references found	For the highest clouds cannot rise above two miles, as naturalists agree, at least they were never known to do so in that country. Gulliver's Travels by Swift, Jonathan View in context First, it is likely that before the rise of the Ionian epos there existed in Boeotia a purely popular and indigenous poetry of a crude form: it comprised, we may suppose, versified proverbs and precepts relating to life in general, agricultural maxims, weather-lore, and the like. Collection Of Hesiod, Homer and Homerica by Homer View in context The June rise used to be always luck for me; because as soon as that rise begins here comes cordwood float- ing down, and pieces of log rafts -- sometimes a dozen logs together; so all you have to do is to catch them and sell them to the wood-yards and the sawmill. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Twain, Mark View in context	ripple scour ripple symmetry index ripple tank ripple till ripple voltage ripple-carry adder Rippy, James Fred riprap rips ripsaw ripsawing Ripsime Ripsime Misakovna Pogosian Ripsime Pogosian ripstop fabric RIR RIS Risabha's Nirvana and Mauni Amavasya RISC RISC OS RISC processor RISC System/6000 RISC-based system RISCiX RiscPC Rise rise and run rise of bottom rise of floor rise of tide rise pit rise time rise-and-fall table risen molding riser riser board riser card riser diagram riser height riser pipe riser plate riser-angle indicator Rishat Abdullin Rishat Mukimovich Abdullin Rishi Panchami Rishon Leziyyon rising arch rising butt hinge rising damp rising factorial polynomials rising hinge	RISCiX RISCL Risco cambial Risco de deterioracao de conjuntura Risco de insolvencia Risco externo Risco Pais Risco-Pais RISCON Riscontro Diagnostico Riscos Riscos RISCPA Riscpc RISCS RISCT RISCU RISD RISD RISDA RISDE Risdon wire Risdon wire Risdon wire Risdon wiring technique Risdon's incision Risdon's incision Risdon's incision Risdon's incision RISDP Rise Rise (album) Rise (album) Rise (album) Rise (album) Rise Above Rise Above Rise Above Rise Against Rise Against Rise Against Rise against the Apocalypse Rise agianst Rise aginst Rise and Fall Rise and fall of the roman empire rise and run Rise and shine! rise from rise from Rise from Below Rise from Ruins rise from the ashes rise from the ashes rise from the ashes rise from the ashes rise from the dead rise from the grave rise from the ranks rise from the ranks rise from the ranks

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For the highest clouds cannot rise above two miles, as naturalists agree, at least they were never known to do so in that country.

Gulliver's Travels by Swift, Jonathan View in context

First, it is likely that before the rise of the Ionian epos there existed in Boeotia a purely popular and indigenous poetry of a crude form: it comprised, we may suppose, versified proverbs and precepts relating to life in general, agricultural maxims, weather-lore, and the like.

Collection Of Hesiod, Homer and Homerica by Homer View in context

The June rise used to be always luck for me; because as soon as that rise begins here comes cordwood float- ing down, and pieces of log rafts -- sometimes a dozen logs together; so all you have to do is to catch them and sell them to the wood-yards and the sawmill.

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Twain, Mark View in context

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