sima

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[ sahy-muh ]
/ ˈsaɪ mə /

noun Geology.

an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.

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Origin of sima

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< German (1909), equivalent to Latin si(licium) silicium + ma(gnesium) magnesium

OTHER WORDS FROM sima

si·mat·ic [sahy-mat-ik] /saɪˈmæt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby sima

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Definition for sima (2 of 2)

sima2
[ sahy-muh ]
/ ˈsaɪ mə /

noun Architecture.

the uppermost member of a full classical order, usually a cyma recta, representing a roof gutter; cymatium.

Origin of sima

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variant of cyma
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British Dictionary definitions for sima

sima
/ (ˈsaɪmə) /

noun

the silicon-rich and magnesium-rich rocks of the earth's oceanic crust, the most abundant individual rock being basalt
the earth's continental lower crust, probably comprised of gabbro rather than basalt

Derived forms of sima

simatic (saɪˈmætɪk), adjective

Word Origin for sima

C20: from si (lica) + ma (gnesia)
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