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Rille

Rille

(rĭl)
,
Noun.
[G.
rille
a furrow.]
(Astron.)
One of certain narrow, crooked valleys seen, by aid of the telescope, on the surface of the moon.

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Rille

Rille

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German

Noun

Rille f ‎(genitive Rille, plural Rillen)

  1. groove (narrow channel; often one of several parallel ones)

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rille

rille

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English

A rille on the Martian surface.

Noun

rille ‎(plural rilles)

  1. (planetology) A long, narrow depression in that resembles a channel, found on the surface of various lunar and planetary bodies.

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Dutch

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Verb

rille

  1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of rillen

Etymology

From German Low German Rille, from Middle Low German *rille, probably an old diminutive of rīde ‎(“little beek”), in spite of late attestations. Compare Dutch ril, English rill.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʁɪlə/

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