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cy·ma·tium

(sī-mā′shəm, -shē-əm)

n. pl. cy·ma·tia (-shə, -shē-ə)

1. See cyma.

2. The topmost molding of a classical cornice.

[Latin cȳmatium, from Greek kūmation, diminutive of kūma, cyma; see cyma.]

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cymatium

(sɪˈmeɪtɪəm; -ʃɪəm)

n, pl -tia (-tɪə; -ʃɪə)

(Architecture) architect the top moulding of a classical cornice or entablature

[C16: see cyma]

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cy•ma•ti•um

(sɪˈmeɪ ʃi əm, saɪ-)

n., pl. -ti•a (-ʃi ə)

the uppermost member of a classical cornice: usu. a cyma recta in form.

[1555–65; < Latin < Greek kȳmátion, diminutive of kŷma wave; see cyma]

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cymatium - (architecture) a molding for a cornice; in profile it is shaped like an S (partly concave and partly convex)

cyma

cyma recta - a cyma in which the upper section is concave and the lower section is convex

moulding, molding - a decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing

cyma reversa, ogee - a molding that (in section) has the shape of an S with the convex part above and the concave part below

classical architecture, Greco-Roman architecture - architecture influenced by the ancient Greeks or Romans

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