Cyma

n.	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 a cyma, hollow in its upper part and swelling below. Cyma reversa a cyma swelling out on the upper part and hollow below.

Noun

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cyma - (architecture) a molding for a cornice; in profile it is partly concave and partly convex Synonyms: cymatium

classical architecture, cymatium, Greco-Roman architecture, molding, moulding