chasma

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈkazmə/
• (GA) IPA: /ˈkæzmə/

Noun

chasma (plural chasmas)

1. (astronomy, geology) A long, narrow, steep-sided depression on a planet (often other than Earth), a moon, or another body in the Solar System.
2. (astronomy, obsolete, rare) An aurora.
3. Obsolete form of chasm#English|chasm.

Related terms

• chasm
• chasmal
• chasmatical (unattested; appears only in dictionaries)

Translations

• French: chasma
• German: Chasma
• Italian: chasma
• Portuguese: chasma

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