Associations to the word «Sima»

Wiktionary

SIMA, noun. (architecture) The upturned edge of a roof which acts as a gutter; a cyma.
SIMA, noun. (geology) The lower layer of the earth's outer crust that underlies the sial and is rich in silica, iron, and magnesium.

Dictionary definition

SIMA, noun. Rock that form the continuous lower layer of the earth's crust; rich in silicon and magnesium.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats