cyma reversa

[ ri-vur-suh ]
/ rɪˈvɜr sə /

noun Architecture.

a cyma whose convex part projects beyond the concave part.
Also called Lesbian cyma, Lesbian cymatium.

Origin of cyma reversa

1555–65; < New Latin: literally, reversed cyma

Words nearby cyma reversa

cylix, cyllenian, cym., cyma, cyma recta, cyma reversa, cymaise, cymar, cymation, cymatium, cymbal