Either of two moldings, cyma recta or cyma reversa, having an undulating or S-shaped profile, used especially in classical architecture. Also called cymatium.
ETYMOLOGY:
New Latin cma, from Greek kma, wave, cyma, from kuein, to swell. See keu- in Appendix I.
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ma, wave, cyma, from kuein, to swell. See keu
