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cymæ

UK/ˈsaɪmiː/

cymæ is the plural of cyma.

Meaning of cyma

Noun

cyma (plural cymas or cymae or cymæ or cymata)

  1. The wavelike, curved shape of a cymatium, consisting of a concave and a convex line; (loosely) the cymatium itself.
    • […] while the double-cyma or classical curve of his mouth was not without a looseness in its close.1886 May – 1887 April, Thomas Hardy, The Woodlanders […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London; New York, N.Y.: Macmillan and Co., published 1887, →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    ogee
  2. A cyme (opening bud).

Phrases with cymæ

Questions about cymæ

What is cymæ the plural of?
Cymæ is the plural of cyma.
How do you pronounce cymæ?
Cymæ is pronounced /ˈsaɪmiː/ (UK).

Words near cymæ in the dictionary

  1. cymule
  2. cymules
  3. cymwd
  4. cymwds
  5. cymydau
  6. cymæ
  7. cymæ inversæ
  8. cymæ rectæ
  9. cymæ reversæ
  10. cyn-
  11. cynaforroside

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Adapted from Wiktionary: cymæ (page history and authors); cyma (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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