Cyma

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cyma \Cy"ma\ (s[imac]"m[.a]) n. [NL., fr. Gr. ky^ma See {Cyme}]
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     1. (Arch.) A member or molding of the cornice, the profile of
        which is wavelike in form.
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     2. (Bot.) A cyme. See {Cyme}.
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     {Cyma recta}, or {Cyma}, a cyma, hollow in its upper part and
        swelling below.
  
     {Cyma reversa}, or {Cyma Ogee}, a cyma swelling out on the
        upper part and hollow below.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cyma
       n : (architecture) a molding for a cornice; in profile it is
           partly concave and partly convex [syn: {cymatium}]
       [also: {cymae} (pl)]