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


Etymology

Noun

cymatium (plural cymatiums or cymatia)

(architecture) A molding on the cornice.

(architecture) A type of molding that is wavelike in form.

Source: Wiktionary


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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