cymatium
the uppermost member of a classical cornice or of a cornice of similar form: usually a cyma recta in classical examples.: Compare sima2
Origin of cymatium
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How to use cymatium in a sentence
The cymatium here is one sixth of the whole height of this part.
Ten Books on Architecture | VitruviusThe style of carving of the cymatium with its astragal should be the Lesbian.
Ten Books on Architecture | VitruviusLet the rest, excluding the cymatium, be divided into twelve parts.
Ten Books on Architecture | VitruviusIt 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.
Ten Books on Architecture | Vitruvius
British Dictionary definitions for cymatium
/ (sɪˈmeɪtɪəm, -ʃɪəm) /
architect the top moulding of a classical cornice or entablature
Origin of cymatium
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