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cyma reversa

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[ri-vur-suh] / rɪˈvɜr sə /

noun

Architecture.

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

Etymology

Origin of cyma reversa

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

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Its general section is that of a cyma reversa surmounted by a flattened torus, and its appearance that of a vase decorated with curvilinear and geometrical tracery.

From A History of Art in Chaldæa & Assyria, v. 1 by Armstrong, Walter, Sir

When the concave part is uppermost, it is called a cyma recta; but if the convex portion is at the top, it is called a cyma reversa.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various

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