cymatium
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cymatium
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From Latin cȳmatium (“ogee”), from the Ancient Greek κῡμάτιον (kūmátion), the diminutive form of κῦμα (kûma, “wave”). Equivalent to Latin cȳmat(is) (“sprout, swelling, hollow sphere”) + -ium, stem of cȳma, from Ancient Greek κῡ́μᾰτος (kū́mătos, “wave, billow, swell, sprout, fetus”), genitive of κῦμα (kûma).
noun cymatiums · cymatia
- A molding on the cornice, above the corona, often having a wavelike form (cyma). The cornice only is carried around the room at the ceiling, and in the staircase hall only the cymatium and corona of the cornice; but over the archway, supported by a colonnade of four fluted round columns, a complete entablature with nicely worked classic detail is employed and given added emphasi
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Talk about this word "cymatium." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cymatium. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cymatium. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cymatium "cymatium." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cymatium.Cite this
@misc{cymatium_2026,
title = {cymatium},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cymatium},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
