Found 2 items, similar to cyma.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: cyma cyma n : (architecture) a molding for a cornice; in profile it is partly concave and partly convex [syn: cymatium] [also: cymae (pl)]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Cyma 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 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. [1913 Webster] 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 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. [1913 Webster]