cyma recta

cyma rec·ta

R0092200 (rĕk′tə)n. A cyma in which the upper section is concave and the lower section convex.

[New Latin cȳma rēcta : cȳma, cyma + Latin rēcta, feminine of rēctus, straight, correct.]

cy′ma rec′ta

(ˈrɛk tə)
n. a cyma whose concave part projects beyond the convex part.. [1695–1705; < New Latin: literally, straight cyma]

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Noun

cyma recta - a cyma in which the upper section is concave and the lower section is convexcyma, cymatium - (architecture) a molding for a cornice; in profile it is shaped like an S (partly concave and partly convex)

cyma recta

cyma recta, Doric cyma

A molding of double curvature which is concave at the outer edge and convex at the inner edge.

cyma recta

Related to cyma recta: cyma reversa

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noun a cyma in which the upper section is concave and the lower section is convex

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cyma
cymatium

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