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scima

scima is the obsolete spelling 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).

Questions about scima

What is scima the obsolete spelling of?
Scima is the obsolete spelling of cyma.

Words near scima in the dictionary

  1. Scilly Cay
  2. Scilly Islander
  3. Scilly Islanders
  4. Scilly Islands
  5. Scilly Isles
  6. scima
  7. Scimeca
  8. Scimecas
  9. scimetar
  10. scimetars
  11. scimitar

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