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cymatium

/si-mey-shee-uhm, sahy-/US // sɪˈmeɪ ʃi əm, saɪ- //UK // (sɪˈmeɪtɪəm, -ʃɪəm) //

仙人掌,聚焦,仙人球,仙人指路

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural cy·ma·ti·a [si-mey-shee-uh, sahy-]. /sɪˈmeɪ ʃi ə, saɪ-/. Architecture.

    • : the uppermost member of a classical cornice or of a cornice of similar form: usually a cyma recta in classical examples.Compare sima
    • : echinus.

Examples

  • The cymatium here is one sixth of the whole height of this part.

  • The style of carving of the cymatium with its astragal should be the Lesbian.

  • Let the rest, excluding the cymatium, be divided into twelve parts.

  • It forms the crowning feature of the Egyptian temples, and took the place of the cymatium in many of the Etruscan temples.

  • Let the height of a rail be one third of the breadth of a panel, and its cymatium one sixth of the rail.