'Cyma recta' definitions:
Definition of 'cyma recta'
From: WordNet
noun
A cyma in which the upper section is concave and the lower section is convex
Definition of 'Cyma recta'
From: GCIDE
- 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, a cyma, hollow in its upper part and swelling below.
- Cyma reversa, or Cyma Ogee, a cyma swelling out on the upper part and hollow below. [1913 Webster]