Hypertext Webster Gateway: "cymatium"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cymatium \Cy*ma"ti*um\ (s[i^]*m[=a]"sh[i^]*[u^]m), n. [L., fr.
Gr. kyma`tion, dim. of ky^ma a wave.] (Arch.)
A capping or crowning molding in classic architecture.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
cymatium
n : (classical architecture) a molding for a cornice; in profile
it is partly concave and partly convex [syn: {cyma}]
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