CYMA REVERSA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cyma reversa mean? 

• CYMA REVERSA (noun)
  The noun CYMA REVERSA has 1 sense:

1. a molding that (in section) has the shape of an S with the convex part above and the concave part below

  Familiarity information: CYMA REVERSA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CYMA REVERSA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A molding that (in section) has the shape of an S with the convex part above and the concave part below

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

cyma reversa; ogee

Hypernyms ("cyma reversa" 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))