Ramp
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Ramp may refer to:
In science:
- Ramp function, in mathematics the integral of the unit step function
- Receptor activity-modifying protein (RAMP), a class of protein
- (R)-1-amino-2-methoxymethylpyrrolidine, a chiral auxiliary used in the Enders SAMP/RAMP hydrazone-alkylation reaction
Transportation:
- Airport ramp, the area where aircraft are loaded and unloaded
- Linkspan, on a ferry or a ferry slip
- Interchange (road) entrance ramp/on ramp or exit ramp/off ramp, on a freeway
- Inclined plane, a simple machine
- Speed bumps, also called ramps
- Wheelchair ramp, an alternative to stairs
Sports:
- Vert ramp and mini ramp, half-pipe structures used in gravity extreme sports
- Mark Ramprakash, an English cricketer nicknamed "Ramps"
Music:
- RAMP, a soul/jazz group from Cincinnati
- Ramp (band), a Portuguese heavy metal band
- Ramp, a 1991 album by Giant Sand
- "Ramp! (The Logical Song)", German band Scooter's cover of the Supertramp song
Geography
- Ramp, West Virginia, an unincorporated community
- Ramp Run, a stream in Ohio
Other uses:
- Ramp or catwalk, used by models in a fashion show. See Runway (fashion).
- Allium tricoccum, ramp or ramps, common name for a wild onion or garlic, native to eastern North America
- Operation Ramp, an Australian Defence Force evacuation of civilians during the 2006 Lebanon War
- RAMP Simulation Software for Modelling Reliability, Availability and Maintainability
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