CYMA

cyma, cymatium

(noun) (architecture) a molding for a cornice; in profile it is shaped like an S (partly concave and partly convex)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cyma

(architecture) A moulding of the cornice, wavelike in form, whose outline consists of a concave and a convex line; an ogee.

(botany) A cyme.

Anagrams

• Macy, YMCA

Source: Wiktionary


Cy"ma (s"m) n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. Cyme]

1. (Arch.)

Definition: A member or molding of the cornice, the profile of which is wavelike in form.

2. (Bot.)

Definition: A cyme. See Cyme. Cyma recta, or Cyma, a cyma, hollow in its upper part and swelling below.

– Cyma reversa, or Ogee, a cyma swelling out on the upper part and hollow below.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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