cyma

[ sahy-muh ]

/ ˈsaɪ mə /

noun, plural cy·mae [sahy-mee], /ˈsaɪ mi/, cy·mas.

Architecture. either of two moldings having a partly convex and partly concave curve for an outline: used especially in classical architecture.Compare cyma recta, cyma reversa.

Botany. a cyme.

Origin of cyma

1555–65; <New Latin <Greek kŷma something swollen, a wave, wavy molding, sprout, equivalent to ký(ein) to be pregnant + -ma noun suffix

Words nearby cyma

cylindromatous carcinoma, cylindruria, cylix, Cyllenian, Cym., cyma, cymaise, cymar, cyma recta, cyma reversa, cymation

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for cyma

When the crowning moulding of an entablature is of the cyma form, it is called a “cymatium.”
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8|Various
The corona is bordered by the so-called Doric cyma, or beak-moulding, distantly resembling the scotia of Egypt and Mesopotamia.
History of Ancient Art|Franz von Reber
The Doric cyma is commonly called the beak-moulding, the Lesbian cyma the cyma reversa.
History of Ancient Art|Franz von Reber
The members of the entablature are exceedingly high and heavy, as are the details, down to the trunnels and cyma.
History of Ancient Art|Franz von Reber

The parapet above, including its cyma and corona, is one half the height of the parapet below.
Ten Books on Architecture|Vitruvius

British Dictionary definitions for cyma

cyma

/ (ˈsaɪmə) /

noun plural -mae (-miː) or -mas

either of two mouldings having a double curve, part concave and part convex. Cyma recta has the convex part nearer the wall and cyma reversa has the concave part nearer the wall

botany a rare variant of cyme

Word Origin for cyma

C16: from New Latin, from Greek kuma something swollen, from kuein to be pregnant

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	cyma
释义	cyma [ sahy-muh ] / ˈsaɪ mə / noun, plural cy·mae [sahy-mee], /ˈsaɪ mi/, cy·mas. Architecture. either of two moldings having a partly convex and partly concave curve for an outline: used especially in classical architecture.Compare cyma recta, cyma reversa. Botany. a cyme. Origin of cyma 1555–65; <New Latin <Greek kŷma something swollen, a wave, wavy molding, sprout, equivalent to ký(ein) to be pregnant + -ma noun suffix Words nearby cyma cylindromatous carcinoma, cylindruria, cylix, Cyllenian, Cym., cyma, cymaise, cymar, cyma recta, cyma reversa, cymation Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cyma When the crowning moulding of an entablature is of the cyma form, it is called a “cymatium.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8\|Various The corona is bordered by the so-called Doric cyma, or beak-moulding, distantly resembling the scotia of Egypt and Mesopotamia. History of Ancient Art\|Franz von Reber The Doric cyma is commonly called the beak-moulding, the Lesbian cyma the cyma reversa. History of Ancient Art\|Franz von Reber The members of the entablature are exceedingly high and heavy, as are the details, down to the trunnels and cyma. History of Ancient Art\|Franz von Reber The parapet above, including its cyma and corona, is one half the height of the parapet below. Ten Books on Architecture\|Vitruvius British Dictionary definitions for cyma cyma / (ˈsaɪmə) / noun plural -mae (-miː) or -mas either of two mouldings having a double curve, part concave and part convex. Cyma recta has the convex part nearer the wall and cyma reversa has the concave part nearer the wall botany a rare variant of cyme Word Origin for cyma C16: from New Latin, from Greek kuma something swollen, from kuein to be pregnant Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
随便看	switch grass switch-hit switch-hitter switching site switchman switch-off switch-on switchover switch plate switch plug switch selling switchyard homicidal homicide homicide bomber homie homiletic homiletics homiliary homilist homily homing homing device homing guidance homing pigeon