Definition of cyma in English:

cyma

nounPlural cymas, Plural cymae ˈsʌɪməˈsaɪmə

Architecture

A cornice moulding with an S-shaped cross section.
Example sentencesExamples
- The ceiling is vaulted with wooden-cavetto and decorated with beads and cymas.
- This exceptional exhibition will cover the cymas of some of the most sumptuous halls in the Brukenthal Palace.
- The building is noted for a beautiful Baroque doorway and the heads of the lions in the cymae of the windows.
- A fabulous range of broken cymae, painted with animated elements in different colours and drip-mouldings for channelling rain water, are displayed on the ground and first floors.

Origin

Mid 16th century: modern Latin, from Greek kuma 'wave or wavy moulding'.

Definition of cyma in US English:

cyma

nounˈsaɪməˈsīmə

Architecture

A cornice moulding with an S-shaped cross section.
Compare with ogee
Example sentencesExamples
- A fabulous range of broken cymae, painted with animated elements in different colours and drip-mouldings for channelling rain water, are displayed on the ground and first floors.
- The building is noted for a beautiful Baroque doorway and the heads of the lions in the cymae of the windows.
- The ceiling is vaulted with wooden-cavetto and decorated with beads and cymas.
- This exceptional exhibition will cover the cymas of some of the most sumptuous halls in the Brukenthal Palace.

Origin

Mid 16th century: modern Latin, from Greek kuma ‘wave or wavy molding’.

单词	cyma
释义	Definition of cyma in English: cyma nounPlural cymas, Plural cymae ˈsʌɪməˈsaɪmə Architecture A cornice moulding with an S-shaped cross section. Example sentencesExamples The ceiling is vaulted with wooden-cavetto and decorated with beads and cymas. This exceptional exhibition will cover the cymas of some of the most sumptuous halls in the Brukenthal Palace. The building is noted for a beautiful Baroque doorway and the heads of the lions in the cymae of the windows. A fabulous range of broken cymae, painted with animated elements in different colours and drip-mouldings for channelling rain water, are displayed on the ground and first floors. Origin Mid 16th century: modern Latin, from Greek kuma 'wave or wavy moulding'. Definition of cyma in US English: cyma nounˈsaɪməˈsīmə Architecture A cornice moulding with an S-shaped cross section. Compare with ogee Example sentencesExamples A fabulous range of broken cymae, painted with animated elements in different colours and drip-mouldings for channelling rain water, are displayed on the ground and first floors. The building is noted for a beautiful Baroque doorway and the heads of the lions in the cymae of the windows. The ceiling is vaulted with wooden-cavetto and decorated with beads and cymas. This exceptional exhibition will cover the cymas of some of the most sumptuous halls in the Brukenthal Palace. Origin Mid 16th century: modern Latin, from Greek kuma ‘wave or wavy molding’.
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