cyma
/sahy-muh/US // ˈsaɪ mə //UK // (ˈsaɪmə) //
氰化物,氰特玛,氰胺,氰化钾
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
plural cy·mae [sahy-mee], /ˈsaɪ mi/, cy·mas.
- : Architecture. either of two moldings having a partly convex and partly concave curve for an outline: used especially in classical architecture.Compare cyma recta, cyma reversa.
- : Botany. a cyme.
Examples
The corresponding cyma was of the same material and similarly decorated.
The cornice is of grey marble with a 'cyma recta' section, and is carved with an upright leaf.
The Doric cyma is commonly called the beak-moulding, the Lesbian cyma the cyma reversa.
When the crowning moulding of an entablature is of the cyma form, it is called a “cymatium.”
The parapet above, including its cyma and corona, is one half the height of the parapet below.
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