Sima
noun, Geology.
1.
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.
noun, Architecture.
1.
the uppermost member of a full classical order, usually a cyma recta, representing a roof gutter; cymatium.
noun
1.
the silicon-rich and magnesium-rich rocks of the earth’s oceanic crust, the most abundant individual rock being basalt
2.
the earth’s continental lower crust, probably comprised of gabbro rather than basalt
Read Also:
- Simak
noun 1. Clifford, 1904–88, U.S. science-fiction writer.
- Siman
SIMulation ANalysis
- Si-ma qian
noun 1. ?145–?85 bc, Chinese historian, author of the Shih-chi, a history of China from earliest times to the 2nd century bc, usually considered the greatest historical work in Chinese
- Simar
noun 1. Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries. 2. zimarra. noun 1. a variant spelling of cymar
- Simarouba
noun 1. any tropical American tree belonging to the genus Simaruba, of the quassia family, having pinnate leaves, a fleshy fruit, and a root whose bark contains an appetite stimulant. 2. the bark of this family of trees and shrubs. noun 1. any tropical American tree of the genus Simarouba, esp S. amara, having divided […]