The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cyma recta
Cyma \Cy"ma\ (s[imac]"m[.a]) n. [NL., fr. Gr. ky^ma See Cyme]
(Arch.) A member or molding of the cornice, the profile of which is wavelike in form.
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(Bot.) A cyme. See Cyme.
Cyma recta, or Cyma, a cyma, hollow in its upper part and swelling below.
Cyma reversa, or Cyma Ogee, a cyma swelling out on the upper part and hollow below.
Wiktionary
cyma recta
n. (context architecture English) A (l en cyma) ((l en moulding)) (l en concave) in its (l en upper) part, and (l en convex) in its (l en lower) part.
Usage examples of "cyma recta".
He moved the plass to and fro on the bar in erratic cyma recta curves.