cy·ma·tium (s -m  sh m, -sh -m)[Latin c  matium, from Greek k mation, diminutive of kma, cyma; see cyma.] |
cymatium [sɪˈmeɪtɪəm -ʃɪəm]
n pl -tia [-tɪə -ʃɪə]
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) Architect the top moulding of a classical cornice or entablature
[see cyma]
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| Noun | 1. |  cymatium - (architecture) a molding for a cornice; in profile it is shaped like an S (partly concave and partly convex)cyma recta - a cyma in which the upper section is concave and the lower section is convex 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 |
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