Cyma \Cy"ma\ (s[imac]"m[.a]) n. [NL., fr. Gr. ky^ma. See Cyme]

1. (Arch.) A member or molding of the cornice, the profile of which is wavelike in form.

2. (Bot.) A cyme. See Cyme.

Cyma recta, or Cyma, a cyma, hollow in its upper part and swelling below.

Cyma reversa, or Ogee, a cyma swelling out on the upper part and hollow below.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)