cyma reversa

[ ri-vur-suh ]

nounArchitecture.
  1. a cyma whose convex part projects beyond the concave part.

Origin of cyma reversa

1
1555–65; <New Latin: literally, reversed cyma

Words Nearby cyma reversa

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How to use cyma reversa in a sentence

  • The Doric cyma is commonly called the beak-moulding, the Lesbian cyma the cyma reversa.

    History of Ancient Art | Franz von Reber