cyma

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

cyma
    n 1: (architecture) a molding for a cornice; in profile it is
         shaped like an S (partly concave and partly convex) [syn:
         {cyma}, {cymatium}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Cyma \Cy"ma\ (s[imac]"m[.a]) n. [NL., fr. Gr. ky^ma See {Cyme}]
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   1. (Arch.) A member or molding of the cornice, the profile of
      which is wavelike in form.
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   2. (Bot.) A cyme. See {Cyme}.
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   {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.
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