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cyma

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Kyma

The wavelike, curved shape of a cymatium, consisting of a concave and a convex lineThe wavelike, curved shape of a cymatium, consisting of a concave and a convex line; (loosely) the cymatium itself.

/ˈsaɪ.mə/

Meaning

2 senses

The wavelike, curved shape of a cymatium, consisting of a concave and a convex line; (loosely) the cymatium itself.
Kyma
A cyme (opening bud).

More definitions

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

Translations

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By meaning 1

architecture: wavelike shape of the cymatium:

Origin

From New Latin cȳma (“young sprout or shoot of cabbage”) (whence the botanic usage of cyme

From New Latin cȳma (“young sprout or shoot of cabbage”) (whence the botanic usage of cyme), from Ancient Greek κῦμα (kûma, “swell, wave”, “cyma”, “sprout of a plant”), from κύω (kúō, “to conceive, to become pregnant”).

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