cymatium: Meaning and Definition of

cy•ma•ti•um

Pronunciation: (si-mā'shē-um, sī-), [key]
— pl. -ti•a
  1. the uppermost member of a classical cornice or of a cornice of similar form: usually a cyma recta in classical examples. Cf. sima.
  2. echinus (def. 2c).
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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