cyma recta n 1: a cyma in which the upper section is concave and the lower section is convex
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]