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CYMA RECTA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cyma recta mean?
• CYMA RECTA (noun)
The noun CYMA RECTA has 1 sense:
1. a cyma in which the upper section is concave and the lower section is convex
Familiarity information: CYMA RECTA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A cyma in which the upper section is concave and the lower section is convex
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("cyma recta" is a kind of...):
cyma; cymatium ((architecture) a molding for a cornice; in profile it is shaped like an S (partly concave and partly convex))
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