cyma Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

WordNet

Cy"ma noun
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. See Cyme
Definitions
  1. (Arch.) A member or molding of the cornice, the profile of which is wavelike in form.
  2. (Bot.) A cyme. See Cyme.

Webster 1913