Meaning Of The Word Cyma

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cyma in American English
a molding of a cornice, whose profile is a line partly convex and partly concave
noun: either of two moldings having a partly convex and partly concave curve for an outline: used esp. in classical architecture

cyma in British English
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

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