Rim — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object

(basketball) the hoop from which the net is suspended

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈɪm/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈɪm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈɪm/

1 syllable Say it as /ɹˈɪm/.

Examples

the ball hit the rim and bounced off
Sugar rimmed the dessert plate
rim a hat

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lip flange brim

Parts of Speech

noun	the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object
noun	(basketball) the hoop from which the net is suspended “the ball hit the rim and bounced off”
noun	the outer part of a wheel to which the tire is attached
noun	a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object
noun	the top edge of a vessel or other container
verb	run around the rim of “Sugar rimmed the dessert plate”
verb	furnish with a rim “rim a hat”
verb	roll around the rim of “the ball rimmed the basket”

Word Forms

rim	verb	furnish with a rim
brim	verb	fill as much as possible
rim	noun	the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Rand

die Form einer erhöhten Kante eines mehr oder weniger kreisförmigen Objekts

🇫🇷French

jante

la forme d'un bord surélevé d'un objet plus ou moins circulaire

🇪🇸Spanish

borde

la forma de un borde elevado de un objeto más o menos circular

🇮🇹Italian

bordo

la forma di un bordo rialzato di un oggetto più o meno circolare

🇳🇱Dutch

rand

de vorm van een opstaande rand van een min of meer rond voorwerp

🇵🇹Portuguese

aro

a forma de uma borda elevada de um objeto mais ou menos circular

🇷🇺Russian

обод

форма приподнятого края более или менее круглого объекта

India

🇮🇳Hindi

किनारा

किसी कमोबेश गोलाकार वस्तु के उभरे हुए किनारे का आकार

🇧🇩Bengali

রিম

একটি কম বা বেশি বৃত্তাকার বস্তুর একটি উত্থিত প্রান্তের আকৃতি

🇮🇳Tamil

விளிம்பு

அதிகமாகவோ அல்லது குறைவாகவோ வட்ட வடிவ பொருளின் உயர்த்தப்பட்ட விளிம்பின் வடிவம்

🇮🇳Telugu

అంచు

ఎక్కువ లేదా తక్కువ వృత్తాకార వస్తువు యొక్క ఎత్తైన అంచు ఆకారం

🇮🇳Marathi

रिम

कमी किंवा जास्त गोलाकार वस्तूच्या उंचावलेल्या काठाचा आकार

🇮🇳Gujarati

કિનાર

વધુ કે ઓછા ગોળાકાર પદાર્થની ઉપરની ધારનો આકાર

🇮🇳Kannada

ರಿಮ್

ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಅಥವಾ ಕಡಿಮೆ ವೃತ್ತಾಕಾರದ ವಸ್ತುವಿನ ಎತ್ತರದ ಅಂಚಿನ ಆಕಾರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

റിം

കൂടുതലോ കുറവോ വൃത്താകൃതിയിലുള്ള വസ്തുവിൻ്റെ ഉയർത്തിയ അരികിൻ്റെ ആകൃതി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰਿਮ

ਇੱਕ ਘੱਟ ਜਾਂ ਘੱਟ ਗੋਲਾਕਾਰ ਵਸਤੂ ਦੇ ਉੱਚੇ ਹੋਏ ਕਿਨਾਰੇ ਦੀ ਸ਼ਕਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

کنارے

کم و بیش سرکلر شے کے ابھرے ہوئے کنارے کی شکل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

轮缘

或多或少圆形物体的凸起边缘的形状

🇯🇵Japanese

リム

多かれ少なかれ円形の物体の盛り上がった端の形状

🇰🇷Korean

가장자리

다소 원형인 물체의 돌출된 가장자리 모양

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vành

hình dạng của một cạnh nhô lên của một vật thể tròn hoặc ít hơn

🇹🇭Thai

ขอบ

รูปร่างของขอบที่ยกขึ้นของวัตถุทรงกลมไม่มากก็น้อย

🇮🇩Indonesian

pelek

bentuk tepi terangkat dari suatu benda yang kurang lebih berbentuk lingkaran

🇵🇭Filipino

gilid

ang hugis ng nakataas na gilid ng mas marami o hindi gaanong bilog na bagay

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حافة

شكل حافة مرتفعة لجسم دائري أكثر أو أقل

🇮🇷Persian

لبه

شکل لبه برجسته یک جسم کم و بیش دایره ای شکل

🇹🇷Turkish

jant

az çok dairesel bir nesnenin yükseltilmiş kenarının şekli

🇮🇱Hebrew

שָׂפָה

צורה של קצה מוגבה של חפץ עגול פחות או יותר

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What is the primary definition of the word 'rim'?

The primary meaning of 'rim' is 'the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object'.

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Using 'rim' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'rim' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'rim' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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