"rima" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɹaɪ.mə/ Forms: rimae [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪmə Etymology: Borrowing from Latin rīma (“a cleft, crack, fissure, chink”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|rīma||a cleft, crack, fissure, chink}} Latin rīma (“a cleft, crack, fissure, chink”) Head templates: {{en-noun|rimae}} rima (plural rimae)
  1. (anatomy) A cleft or gap between two symmetrical parts, particularly between the vocal folds. Categories (topical): Anatomy Translations (anatomic cleft or gap): (liè) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-rima-en-noun-plXL8K3G Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'anatomic cleft or gap': 87 13
  2. (astronomy) A crack or fissure on a lunar or planetary surface; a rille. Categories (topical): Astronomy
    Sense id: en-rima-en-noun-xIL86z3H Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ottava rima, terza rima

Inflected forms

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