cymatium

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cymatium - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Cymatium \Cy*ma"ti*um\ (s?-m?"sh?-?m), n. [L., fr. Gr. ?????,
     dim. of ???? a wave.] (Arch.)
     A capping or crowning molding in classic architecture.
     [1913 Webster]

cymatium - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  cymatium
      n 1: (architecture) a molding for a cornice; in profile it is
           shaped like an S (partly concave and partly convex) [syn:
           cyma, cymatium]