Definition of Cyma

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

Exact synonyms: Cymatium
Specialized synonyms: Cyma Recta, Cyma Reversa, Ogee
Generic synonyms: Molding, Moulding
Category relationships: Classical Architecture, Greco-roman Architecture

Definition of Cyma

1. n. A member or molding of the cornice, the profile of which is wavelike in form.

Definition of Cyma

1. Noun. (architecture) A (moulding) of the (cornice), (wavelike) in (form), whose (outline) consists of a (concave) and a (convex) line; an (ogee). ¹

2. Noun. (botany) = (cyme) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cyma

1. a curved molding [n -MAS or -MAE]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cyma

cylindrite
cylindrites
cylindroid
cylindroid aneurysm
cylindroids
cylindromatosis
cylindromatous carcinoma
cylindrosarcoma
cylindruria
cylix
cymA hydroxylase reductase
cyma (current term)
cyma inversa
cyma recta
cyma rectum
cyma reversa
cymae
cymae inversae
cymae rectae
cymae reversae
cymar
cymarin
cymarine
cymars
cymas
cymata

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