On our tours, visitors often ask questions about architecture that leave us stumped. Or we're doing some reading on Wright or other historic architecture, and run across a term with which we are unfamiliar. Our own George Struebel has agree to answer our questions, and those from our visitors. As you run across such terms...or if you have a few that have already piqued your curiosity, please leave a comment to this post, and George will provide us all with the answers!
cy·ma (sī′mə)
n.
Either of two moldings, cyma recta or cyma reversa, having an undulating or S-shaped profile, used especially in classical architecture. Also called cymatium.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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