Cymatium

Quick meaning: Cymatium is a noun meaning (architecture) A molding on the cornice, above the corona, often having a wavelike form (cyma).

Meaning

(architecture) A molding on the cornice, above the corona, often having a wavelike form (cyma).

Example Sentences

The cornice only is carried around the room at the ceiling, and in the staircase hall only the cymatium and corona of the cornice; but over the archway, supported by a colonnade of four fluted round columns, a complete entablature with nicely worked classic detail is employed and given added emphasis by several inches' projection into the reception hall.

Word Forms

• cymatiums
• cymatia

Synonyms for cymatium

Depending on context, synonyms include cyma.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include cyma, supercilium, cima, gula, cyme, casemate.

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