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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. 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.