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cymatium
[ si-mey-shee-uhm, sahy- ]
noun
- the uppermost member of a classical cornice or of a cornice of similar form: usually a cyma recta in classical examples. Compare sima 2
cymatium
/ -ʃɪəm; sɪˈmeɪtɪəm /
noun
- architect the top moulding of a classical cornice or entablature
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Origin of cymatium1
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Example Sentences
The cymatium here is one sixth of the whole height of this part.
The style of carving of the cymatium with its astragal should be the Lesbian.
Let the rest, excluding the cymatium, be divided into twelve parts.
It forms the crowning feature of the Egyptian temples, and took the place of the cymatium in many of the Etruscan temples.
Let the height of a rail be one third of the breadth of a panel, and its cymatium one sixth of the rail.
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