rima

Meaning

  1. A cleft or gap between two symmetrical parts, particularly between the vocal folds.
  2. A crack or fissure on a lunar or planetary surface; a rille.

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɹaɪ.mə/
Etymology

Borrowing from Latin rīma (“a cleft, crack, fissure, chink”).

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