cyma recta
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Cyma 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cyma recta — noun a cyma in which the upper section is concave and the lower section is convex • Hypernyms: ↑cyma, ↑cymatium * * * noun see cyma 1a * * * /rek teuh/, Archit. a cyma whose concave part projects beyond the convex part. See illus. under molding.… … Useful english dictionary
cyma recta — cy′ma rec′ta [[t]ˈrɛk tə[/t]] n. archit. a cyma whose concave part projects beyond the convex part. • Etymology: 1695–1705; < NL: lit., straight cyma … From formal English to slang
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},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cyma 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cyma 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cyma — /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 … Universalium
cyma — /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… …
cymarecta — cyma rec·ta (rĕkʹtə) n. A cyma in which the upper section is concave and the lower section convex. [New Latin cȳma rēcta: cȳma, cyma + Latin rēcta, feminine of rēctus, straight, correct.] * * * … Universalium
