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What do arch pattern ridges do?

Enter one side, rise in the center, exit the other side.

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  1. Enter one side, rise in the center, exit the other side ✔
  2. Form circles around a central point
  3. Exit on the same side they entered

Why: Arch ridges enter from one side, rise in the center forming an arc, and exit the other side.

Huh, didn't know that: Arch ridges enter from one side, rise in the center forming an arc, and exit the other side.

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Answer: Enter one side, rise in the center, exit the other side. Arch ridges enter from one side, rise in the center forming an arc, and exit the other side.

  1. Fingerprint en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fingerprint
    Arch: The ridges enter from one side of the finger, rise in the center forming an arc, and then exit the other side of the finger.
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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