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English
Etymology
cyma + Latin reversa (“returned”)
Pronunciation
Noun
cyma reversa (plural cymae reversae or cymæ reversæ)
- (architecture) A cyma (moulding) convex in its upper part, and concave in its lower part.
Synonyms
- (moulding convex in its upper part and concave in its lower part): cyma inversa
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “moulding convex in its upper part and concave in its lower part”): cyma recta
References
- “‖ Cyma” listed on page 1,302 of volume II (C) of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles
‖ Cyma (səi·mă). Also 6 syma, 6–9 sima, 7–8 scima, 8–9 cima. 1. Arch. A moulding of the cornice, the outline of which consists of a concave and a convex line; an ogee. Cyma recta: a moulding concave in its upper part, and convex in its lower part. Cyma reversa (rarely inversa): a moulding convex in its upper part, and concave in its lower part. 1563 Shute Archit. Ci b, 4 partes geue also to Sima reuersa. Ibid. Ciij b, That second parte which remayneth of the Modulus ye shall geue vnto Syma. 1703 Moxon Mech. Exerc. 267 Scima reversa..Scrima recta, or Ogee. 1726 Leoni Alberti’s Archit. II. 34 b, A Cima inversa of the breadth of two minutes. 1761 Brit. Mag. II. 642 The true cima, or cimaise. 1850 Leitch Müller’s Anc. Art. § 249. 258 A base of several plinths and cymas. 2. Bot. = Cyme 1 and 2. 1706 Phillips (ed. Kersey), Cyma..the young Sprout of Coleworts, or other Herbs: a little Shoot, or Branch: But it is more especially taken by Herbalists for the top of any Plant. 1775 Lightfoot Flora Scotia (1792) I. 236 The cyma, or little umbel which terminates the branches.
- “‖cyma” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary