Dictionary entry

Cyma

Webster's Dictionary 1913

‖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.