CYMATIA

CYMATIUM

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


Noun

cymatia

plural of cymatium

Source: Wiktionary


CYMATIUM

Cy*ma"ti*um (s-m"sh-m), n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Arch.)

Definition: A capping or crowning molding in classic architecture.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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WHOLE

(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”


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