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cymatium
[ si-mey-shee-uhm, sahy- ]
noun
, Architecture.
, plural cy·ma·ti·a [si-, mey, -shee-, uh, sahy-].
- the uppermost member of a classical cornice or of a cornice of similar form: usually a cyma recta in classical examples. Compare sima 2
cymatium
/ sɪˈmeɪtɪəm; -ʃɪəm /
noun
- architect the top moulding of a classical cornice or entablature
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cymatium1
C16: see cyma
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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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