name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
sima
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rhymes with -aɪmə
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CMU ARPABET: S IY1 M AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
The upturned edge of a roof which acts as a gutter; a cyma.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: architecture
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noun
Meaning 3
The lower layer of the earth's outer crust that underlies the sial and is rich in silica, iron, and magnesium.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
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noun
Meaning 4
rock that form the continuous lower layer of the earth's crust; rich in silicon and magnesium
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: rock, stone
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Chinese 司馬 /司马 (sīmǎ).
From the Ancient Greek σιμός (simós, “bent upwards”).
Coined by Eduard Suess in 1909, in Das Antlitz der Erde, as a blend of silicon + magnesium.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: sima-kerros — lower layer of Earth's outer crust
- Indonesian: sima — lower layer of Earth's outer crust