Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A cyma in which the upper section is convex and the lower section concave.
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- noun architecture A
cyma (moulding )convex in itsupper part, andconcave in itslower part.
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- noun a molding that (in section) has the shape of an S with the convex part above and the concave part below
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[New Latin cȳma reversa : cȳma, cyma + Latin reversa, feminine of reversus, turned back.]
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cyma + Latin reversa ("returned")
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