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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According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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