aresta — meaning in English

English meaning

• arete noun Excellence of character, especially moral goodness.
• edge noun The outer boundary or line where something ends.
• line noun A long, thin mark or stroke, straight or curved, on a surface.
• ridge noun A long, narrow raised strip of land, such as a chain of hills or mountains.

Senses

aresta is used for these senses in English:

• arête (geology) A very thin ridge of rock.
• edge (geometry) A one-dimensional face of a polytope. In particular, the joining line between two vertices of a polygon; the place where two faces of a polyhedron meet.
• line (graph theory) An edge of a graph.
• ridge The line along which two sloping surfaces meet which diverge towards the ground.

arete — full definition

1. noun Excellence of character, especially moral goodness.
2. noun The state in which a person lives up to their full and proper nature.

edge — full definition

1. noun The outer boundary or line where something ends.
2. noun The sharp cutting side of a blade.
3. noun A slight advantage over rivals or competitors.
4. verb To move slowly and carefully, often in small steps.
5. verb To win by a very small margin.

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