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rima

(rÿ -mă) (plural: rimae) a fissure. The word is used in the approved name of such a surface feature on a planet or satellite. It has been adopted as the official name for rille.
Collins Dictionary of Astronomy © Market House Books Ltd, 2006

rima

[′rī·mə]
(geology)
A long, narrow aperture, cleft, or fissure.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

Rima

beautiful jungle girl, lover of birds and animals, knows neither evil nor guile. [Br. Lit.: Hudson Green Mansions in Magill I, 333]
See: Innocence
Allusions—Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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