cyma

cyma
noun Etymology: Greek kyma, literally, wave Date: 1563 1. a projecting molding whose profile is an S-shaped curve 2. an S-shaped curve formed by the union of a concave line and a convex line

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  • Cyma — Cy ma (s[imac] m[.a]) n. [NL., fr. Gr. ky^ma See {Cyme}] [1913 Webster] 1. (Arch.) A member or molding of the cornice, the profile of which is wavelike in form. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) A cyme. See {Cyme}. [1913 Webster] {Cyma recta}, or {Cyma},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cyma — Cy ma (s[imac] m[.a]) n. [NL., fr. Gr. ky^ma See {Cyme}] [1913 Webster] 1. (Arch.) A member or molding of the cornice, the profile of which is wavelike in form. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) A cyme. See {Cyme}. [1913 Webster] {Cyma recta}, or {Cyma},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cyma — may refer to either: A style of molding Cyma Zarghami, the president of Nickelodeon and MTV Networks Kids Family Group CYMA – Canadian Youth Mission to Armenia, a Canadian run humanitarian program CYMA Systems, a Windows based accounting software …   Wikipedia

  • Cyma — (Bot., Trugdolde), zusammengesetzter Blüthenstand, dessen Spindel verzweigte Nebenstiele hat, die sich in gleichen Höhenpunkten endigen u. dadurch eine Dolde bilden. Daher Cymōsus, Trugdolden tragend …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Cyma — (lat.), Trugdolde; cymöser Blütenstand, s. Blütenstand, S. 93 …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Cyma — (Kyma), s. Blattwelle …   Lexikon der gesamten Technik

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  • cyma — [sī′mə] n. pl. cymae [sī′mē] [ModL < Gr kyma: see CYME] Archit. a molding of a cornice, whose profile is a line partly convex and partly concave …   English World dictionary

  • cyma — /suy meuh/, n., pl. cymae / mee/, cymas. 1. Archit. either of two moldings having a partly convex and partly concave curve for an outline: used esp. in classical architecture. Cf. cyma recta, cyma reversa. 2. Bot. a cyme. [1555 65; < NL < Gk kyma …   Universalium

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