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chasma
2 English words descend from Latin
chasma
, most common first.
chasm
A deep, steep-sided rift, gap or fissure; a gorge or abyss.
chasma
A long, narrow, steep-sided depression on a planet (often other than Earth), a moon, or another body in the Solar System.