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cyma
[ sahy-muh ]
noun
- 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.
cyma
/ 藞蝉补瑟尘蓹 /
noun
- 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
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of cyma1
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of cyma1
Example Sentences
A Glossary for Architectural Rubberneckers YOU can be an insufferable know-it-all with architectural terminology: 鈥淥h, that鈥檚 not a cyma recta, it鈥檚 a cyma reversa.鈥
When the concave part is uppermost, it is called a cyma recta; but if the convex portion is at the top, it is called a cyma reversa.
The cornice is of grey marble with a 'cyma recta' section, and is carved with an upright leaf.
Its general section is that of a cyma reversa surmounted by a flattened torus, and its appearance that of a vase decorated with curvilinear and geometrical tracery.
The parapet above, including its cyma and corona, is one half the height of the parapet below.
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