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Cyma

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Noun

1. 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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Cyma

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noun plural -mae (-miː) or -mas
1. 
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. botany a rare variant of cyme

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Cyma

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nounWord forms: plural ˈcymae (ˈsaɪmi ; sīˈmē)
Architecture
a molding of a cornice, whose profile is a line partly convex and partly concave

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Cyma

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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.

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