cyma reversa

  • 1Cyma reversa — Cyma Cy ma (s[imac] m[.a]) n. [NL., fr. Gr. ky^ma See {Cyme}] [1913 Webster] 1. (Arch.) A member or molding of the cornice, the profile of which is wavelike in form. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) A cyme. See {Cyme}. [1913 Webster] {Cyma recta}, or… …

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  • 2cyma reversa — noun a molding that (in section) has the shape of an S with the convex part above and the concave part below • Syn: ↑ogee • Hypernyms: ↑cyma, ↑cymatium * * * noun see cyma 1b * * * /ri verr seuh/, Arch …

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  • 3cyma reversa — /ri verr seuh/, Archit. a cyma whose convex part projects beyond the concave part. Also called Lesbian cyma, Lesbian cymatium. See illus. under molding. [1555 65; < NL: lit., reversed cyma] * * * …

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  • 4cyma reversa — cy′ma re•ver′sa [[t]rɪˈvɜr sə[/t]] n. archit. a cyma whose convex part projects beyond the concave part. • Etymology: 1555–65; &LT; NL: lit., reversed cyma …

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  • 5Cyma — Cy ma (s[imac] m[.a]) n. [NL., fr. Gr. ky^ma See {Cyme}] [1913 Webster] 1. (Arch.) A member or molding of the cornice, the profile of which is wavelike in form. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) A cyme. See {Cyme}. [1913 Webster] {Cyma recta}, or {Cyma},&#8230; …

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  • 6Cyma — Cy ma (s[imac] m[.a]) n. [NL., fr. Gr. ky^ma See {Cyme}] [1913 Webster] 1. (Arch.) A member or molding of the cornice, the profile of which is wavelike in form. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) A cyme. See {Cyme}. [1913 Webster] {Cyma recta}, or {Cyma},&#8230; …

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  • 7Cyma Ogee — Cyma Cy ma (s[imac] m[.a]) n. [NL., fr. Gr. ky^ma See {Cyme}] [1913 Webster] 1. (Arch.) A member or molding of the cornice, the profile of which is wavelike in form. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) A cyme. See {Cyme}. [1913 Webster] {Cyma recta}, or&#8230; …

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  • 8Cyma recta — Cyma Cy ma (s[imac] m[.a]) n. [NL., fr. Gr. ky^ma See {Cyme}] [1913 Webster] 1. (Arch.) A member or molding of the cornice, the profile of which is wavelike in form. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) A cyme. See {Cyme}. [1913 Webster] {Cyma recta}, or&#8230; …

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  • 9cyma — /suy meuh/, n., pl. cymae / mee/, cymas. 1. Archit. either of two moldings having a partly convex and partly concave curve for an outline: used esp. in classical architecture. Cf. cyma recta, cyma reversa. 2. Bot. a cyme. [1555 65; < NL < Gk kyma …

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  • 10cyma — /ˈsaɪmə/ (say suymuh) noun (plural cymae /ˈsaɪmi/ (say suymee) or cymas /ˈsaɪməz/ (say suymuhz)) 1. Architecture a projecting moulding whose profile is a compound biconcave curve. It is called a cyma recta when the projective part is concave and&#8230; …

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