"sima" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: simas [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪmə Etymology: From the Ancient Greek σιμός (simós, “bent upwards”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|σιμός||bent upwards}} Ancient Greek σιμός (simós, “bent upwards”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} sima (plural simas)
  1. (architecture) The upturned edge of a roof which acts as a gutter; a cyma. Categories (topical): Architecture
    Sense id: en-sima-en-noun-HlZ-JdFM Topics: architecture
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Rhymes: -aɪmə Etymology: Coined by Eduard Suess in 1909, in Das Antlitz der Erde, as a blend of silicon + magnesium. Etymology templates: {{coinage|en|Eduard Suess|in=1909|w=Eduard Suess}} Coined by Eduard Suess in 1909, {{blend|en|silicon|magnesium|nocap=1}} blend of silicon + magnesium, {{ref|<span class="cited-source">Eduard Suess (<span class="None" lang="und">1909) “Vierter Theil, Vierundzwanzigster Abschnitt: Die Tiefen”, in <cite>Das Antlitz der Erde</cite> (in German), volume 3.2, Wien: F. Tempsky, <small>→OCLC</small>, page 626:</span> Wir nehmen ferner drei Zonen oder Hüllen als maassgebend für die Beschaffenheit der Erde an, u. zw. die Barysphäre oder das Nife (Ni-Fe), ferner Sima (Si-Mg) und Sial (Si-Al). Diese Theilung unterscheidet sich von der Classification, die von hervorragenden americanischen Petrographen vorgeschlagen wurde, durch die Abtrennung der metallischen Barysphäre (Nife). We further assume the existence of three zones or envelopes as determining the structure of the earth, namely, the barysphere or the Nife (Ni-Fe), Sima (Si-Mg), and Sial (Si-Al). This division differs from the classification which has been proposed by distinguished American petrographers, in the separation of the metallic barysphere (Nife). </span>|name=Suess1909}} Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} sima (uncountable)
  1. (geology) The lower layer of the earth's outer crust that underlies the sial and is rich in silica, iron, and magnesium. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Geology Derived forms: simatic, ensimatic Related terms: Si, KREEP Coordinate_terms: sial, nife Translations (lower layer of Earth's outer crust): sima-kerros (Finnish), sima (Indonesian)
    Sense id: en-sima-en-noun-cU5lIV3K Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English blends: 41 59 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 18 82 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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