cyma

cy·ma  (sm) n. Either of two moldings, cyma recta or cyma reversa, having an undulating or S-shaped profile, used especially in classical architecture. Also called cymatium. [New Latin cma, from Greek kma, wave, cyma, from kuein, to swell; see keu- in Indo-European roots.]

cyma top: cyma recta bottom: cyma reversa

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cyma [ˈsaɪmə]

n pl -mae [-miː], -mas

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) either of two mouldings having a double curve, part concave and part convex. Cyma recta has the convex part nearer the wall and cyma reversa has the concave part nearer the wall.

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany a rare variant of cyme

[from New Latin, from Greek kuma something swollen, from kuein to be pregnant]

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cyma - (architecture) a molding for a cornice; in profile it is shaped like an S (partly concave and partly convex) cymatium cyma recta - a cyma in which the upper section is concave and the lower section is convex moulding, molding - a decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing cyma reversa, ogee - a molding that (in section) has the shape of an S with the convex part above and the concave part below classical architecture, Greco-Roman architecture - architecture influenced by the ancient Greeks or Romans