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SIMA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sima mean?
• SIMA (noun)
The noun SIMA has 1 sense:
1. rock that form the continuous lower layer of the earth's crust; rich in silicon and magnesium
Familiarity information: SIMA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Rock that form the continuous lower layer of the earth's crust; rich in silicon and magnesium
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("sima" is a kind of...):
rock; stone (material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust)
Holonyms ("sima" is a substance of...):
crust; Earth's crust (the outer layer of the Earth)
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