HyperDic: cyma

English > 1 sense of the word cyma:
NOUNartifactcyma, cymatium(architecture) a molding for a cornice
English > cyma: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning(architecture) a molding for a cornice; in profile it is shaped like an S (partly concave and partly convex).
Synonymcymatium
Categoryclassical architecture, Greco-Roman architecturearchitecture influenced by the ancient Greeks or Romans
Narrowercyma rectaA cyma in which the upper section is concave and the lower section is convex
ogee, cyma reversaA molding that (in section) has the shape of an S with the convex part above and the concave part below
Broadermolding, mouldingA decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing
Spanishcimacio

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