‖Cy″ma (sī″mȧ) n. [NL., fr. Gr. κυ̑μα. See Cyme]
1. (Arch.) A member or molding of the cornice, the profile of which is wavelike in form.
2. (Bot.) A cyme. See Cyme.
Cyma recta, orCyma, a cyma, hollow in its upper part and swelling below. — Cyma reversa, orOgee, a cyma swelling out on the upper part and hollow below.