name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
rima
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Pronunciation
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/ˈɹaɪ.mə/
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rhymes with -aɪmə
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CMU ARPABET: R IY1 M AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A female given name.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
A cleft or gap between two symmetrical parts, particularly between the vocal folds.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
Meaning 4
A crack or fissure on a lunar or planetary surface; a rille.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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noun
Meaning 5
Initialism of reversible inhibitor of monoamine oxidase type A.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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noun
Meaning 6
a narrow elongated opening or fissure between two symmetrical parts
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: orifice, opening, porta
Narrower terms: mouth, oral cavity, oral fissure, rima oris, pudendal cleft, urogenital cleft, rima pudendi, rima vulvae, pudendal cleavage, pudendal slit, vulvar slit, rima glottidis, rima vocalis, true glottis, glottis vera, rima vestibuli, rima respiratoria, false glottis, glottis spuria
History
Etymology
Borrowing from Latin rīma (“a cleft, crack, fissure, chink”).
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 裂 (liè) — anatomic cleft or gap