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cy·ma 
[sahy-muh] Pronunciation Key
[sahy-muh] Pronunciation Key –noun, plural -mae
[-mee] Pronunciation Key, -mas.
[-mee] Pronunciation Key, -mas. | 1. | Architecture. either of two moldings having a partly convex and partly concave curve for an outline: used esp. in classical architecture. Compare cyma recta, cyma reversa. |
| 2. | Botany. a cyme. |
[Origin: 1555–65; < NL < Gk kŷma something swollen, a wave, wavy molding, sprout, equiv. to ký(ein) to be pregnant + -ma n. suffix]
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cy·ma
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(click for larger image in new window) 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 cȳma, from Greek kūma, wave, cyma, from kuein, to swell; see keuə- in Indo-European roots.] |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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| cyma | |
noun | |
| (architecture) a molding for a cornice; in profile it is shaped like an S (partly concave and partly convex) |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Cyma
Cy"ma\ (s[imac]"m[.a]) n. [NL., fr. Gr. ky^ma. See Cyme]1. (Arch.) A member or molding of the cornice, the profile of which is wavelike in form. 2. (Bot.) A cyme. See Cyme. Cyma recta, or Cyma, a cyma, hollow in its upper part and swelling below. Cyma reversa, or Ogee, a cyma swelling out on the upper part and hollow below.
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