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cyma

cy·ma [ smə ] (plural cy·mae [ smee ] or cy·mas)


noun 
Definition:
 
S-shaped molding: a projecting molding with an S-shaped profile

[Mid-16th century. Via modern Latin< Greek kuma "swelling, wave" < kuein "become pregnant"]
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