rima
/ˈɹaɪ.mə/
rima noun: a cleft or gap between two symmetrical parts, particularly between the vocal folds.
Noun (1)
rima (plural rimae)
- A cleft or gap between two symmetrical parts, particularly between the vocal folds.
- A crack or fissure on a lunar or planetary surface; a rille.
- Look for three prominent interior craters, as well as an ancient rima falling near the shadow's edge.2006, Tammy Plotner, Jeff Barbour, What's Up 2006: 365 Days of Skywatching, page 128
Noun (2)
- An Icelandic epic poem written with rhyme, alliteration, and certain metres.
Proper noun capitalized: Rima
Rima (plural Rimas)
- A surname.
- A female given name.
Noun (3) capitalized: RIMA
RIMA
- Initialism of reversible inhibitor of monoamine oxidase type A.
Forms of rima
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | rimae |
| plural | rimas |
| plural | rimur |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Rimas |
Origin of rima
Borrowing from Latin rīma (“a cleft, crack, fissure, chink”).
Phrases with rima
Words that rhyme with rima
Questions about rima
- What does rima mean?
- Rima means a cleft or gap between two symmetrical parts, particularly between the vocal folds.
- What part of speech is rima?
- Rima can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce rima?
- Rima is pronounced /ˈɹaɪ.mə/.
- What is the plural of rima?
- The plural of rima is rimae.
Words near rima in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: rima (page history and authors); Rima (page history and authors); RIMA (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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