cymatium

[ si-mey-shee-uhm, sahy- ]

noun

, Architecture.

, plural cy·ma·ti·a [si-, mey, -shee-, uh, sahy-].

1. the uppermost member of a classical cornice or of a cornice of similar form: usually a cyma recta in classical examples. Compare sima ²
2. echinus ( def 2c ).

cymatium

/ -ʃɪəm; sɪˈmeɪtɪəm /

noun

1. architect the top moulding of a classical cornice or entablature

Word History and Origins

Origin of cymatium¹

1555–65; < Latin < Greek kȳmátion, equivalent to kȳmat- (stem of kŷma wave; cyma ) + -ion diminutive suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of cymatium¹

C16: see cyma

Example Sentences

The cymatium here is one sixth of the whole height of this part.

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The style of carving of the cymatium with its astragal should be the Lesbian.

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Let the rest, excluding the cymatium, be divided into twelve parts.

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It forms the crowning feature of the Egyptian temples, and took the place of the cymatium in many of the Etruscan temples.

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Let the height of a rail be one third of the breadth of a panel, and its cymatium one sixth of the rail.

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