cyma reversa

cyma re·ver·sa

 (rĭ-vûr′sə)

n.

A cyma in which the upper section is convex and the lower section concave.

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[New Latin cȳma reversa : cȳma, cyma + Latin reversa, feminine of reversus, turned back.]

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cy′ma re•ver′sa

(rɪˈvɜr sə)
n.

a cyma whose convex part projects beyond the concave part..

[1555–65; < New Latin: literally, reversed cyma]

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cyma reversa - a molding that (in section) has the shape of an S with the convex part above and the concave part below ogee cyma, cymatium - (architecture) a molding for a cornice; in profile it is shaped like an S (partly concave and partly convex)

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