ˈrīmə noun
( plural ri·mae -īˌmē)
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, slit, fissure, crack — more at row
1. : a long narrow aperture : cleft , fissure
2. also rima glot·ti·dis -ˈgläd.ədə̇s
[ rima glottidis, New Latin, literally, rima of the glottis]
: the passage in the glottis between the true vocal cords
• ri·mal -īməl adjective