cyma recta

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

[New Latin cma rcta : cma, cyma + Latin rcta, feminine of rctus, straight, correct.]

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cyma recta - a cyma in which the upper section is concave and the lower section is convex

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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