Glossary · C
Cyma reversa
Also called reverse ogee
An S-shaped moulding, convex below and concave above; also called a reverse ogee or Lesbian cymatium.
See also: Cyma recta
Rules that use the word
The alphabet of mouldings. Build every profile from a small set of elements (fillet, torus, astragal, scotia, ovolo, cavetto, cyma recta and cyma reversa), alternating curved with flat and light with shadow.
Where it appears in the book
In the chapters The Anatomy of an Order.
Nearby in the glossary
Cushion capital · Cusp · Cyclopean masonry · Cyma recta · Dancheong · Deconstructivism · Decorated shed · Dentil