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Webster 1913 Edition

Cyma

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Cy′ma

(sī′mȧ)
Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr.
κῦμα
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
Cyma Ogee
,
a cyma swelling out on the upper part and hollow below.

Webster 1828 Edition

Cyma

CYMATIUM

, CYMA,
Noun.
[L., Gr., a little wave.] In architecture, a member or molding of the cornice, the profile of which is waving, that is, concave at the top and convex at bottom.

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