Etymology

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Today it means: A small, shallow indentation or pit on the surface of a meteorite, resembling a thumbprint impression in clay, created by ablation while falling in an atmosphere. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ῥῆγμα
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromῥῆγμα“something broken or rent asunder; a breach, cleft, fracture”
  2. English todayregmaglypt

From Ancient Greek ῥῆγμα (rhêgma, “something broken or rent asunder; a breach, cleft, fracture”), + γλυπτόν (gluptón, “carving, sculpture”).

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