'Cyma reversa' definitions:
Definition of 'cyma reversa'
(from WordNet)
noun
A molding that (in section) has the shape of an S with the convex part above and the concave part below [syn: ogee, cyma reversa]
Definition of 'Cyma reversa'
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]