Cyma

[saimә]

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

Editor: Vanessa--From WordNet

(n.) A member or molding of the cornice, the profile of which is wavelike in form.

(n.) A cyme. See Cyme.

Edited by Claudette

n. a moulding of the cornice an ogee.—ns. Cym′agraph an instrument for tracing the outline of mouldings; Cymā′tium a cyma.

Checker: Shari