sima
sima · simas
The upturned edge of a roof which acts as a gutterThe upturned edge of a roof which acts as a gutter; a cyma.
US/sˈimə/
Значение
значений: 2The upturned edge of a roof which acts as a gutter; a cyma.
(неисчисляемое)The lower layer of the earth's outer crust that underlies the sial and is rich in silica, iron, and magnesium.
rock that form the continuous lower layer of the earth's crust; rich in silicon and magnesium
Происхождение
From the Ancient Greek σιμός (simós, “bent upwards”). Coined by Eduard Suess in 1909, inFrom the Ancient Greek σιμός (simós, “bent upwards”).
Coined by Eduard Suess in 1909, in Das Antlitz der Erde, as a blend of silicon + magnesium.
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