Advertisement
Advertisement
sima
1[sahy-muh]
noun
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
sima
2[sahy-muh]
noun
the uppermost member of a full classical order, usually a cyma recta, representing a roof gutter; cymatium.
sima
/ saɪˈmætɪk, ˈsaɪmə /
noun
the silicon-rich and magnesium-rich rocks of the earth's oceanic crust, the most abundant individual rock being basalt
the earth's continental lower crust, probably comprised of gabbro rather than basalt
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- simatic adjective
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of sima1
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of sima1
Example Sentences
The staple food is "sima", a maize flour mixed with water.
“Mar�a pur�sima,†he exclaimed, “you cannot mean, se�orita, that you, all alone, will deliver the City of Mexico into our hands?â€
Maria Sant�sima; look at my poor brother all alone without the power to speak or rise!
I refer to the colored regiments, who occupied the right and left flanks of us at Gu�simas, the Ninth and Tenth cavalry regiments.
This sima is sometimes continued along the long sides of the building, and sometimes not.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse
