Cyma reversa: A cyma in which the upper section is convex and the lower section concave ...
Cyma reversa - A double-curved moulding, convex above and concave below; also called a reverse ogee moulding.
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cyma reversa, ogee - a molding that (in section) has the shape of an S with the convex part above and the concave part below
classical architecture, Greco-Roman architecture - architecture influenced by the ancient Greeks or Romans ...
Cyma Reversa - A molding opposite of the cyma recta, here concave below, convex above.
Dentil - A molding consisting simply of a row of small rectangles resembling teeth (hence, 'dentil'). Normally found in ionic style entablatures under the cornice.
Cyma Reversa
A cyma moulding having an upper convex curve and a lower concave curve.
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Best known are - Bird's beak; Bead and reel; Cable, (like a rope); Cavetto, (a moulding with a concave profile describing a quater of a circle); Chevron; Cyma recta, (convex to concave); Cyma reversa, or ogee, (concave to convex); ...
This is used at the top of arches as well as for the profile of moldings. The ogee arch is Gothic in design. If the ogee curve has the convex or hollow part upwards it is referred to as Cyma Reversa or Cyma Rectas.
It is built of large dressed ashlar blocks with a cyma reversa moulding at 16 m above ground level. Generally during the Ottoman period the square tower was abandoned in favour of the octagonal or cylindrical minaret.
of the cusps have smaller cusps, usually on a recessed plane.CutwaterA curved- or angle-ended stage at the bottom of a bridge pier.Cyclopean masonryLarge irregular polygonal stones, smooth and finely jointed.Cyma recta and cyma reversa ...
 See also: Cyma, Cyma recta, Architecture, Moulding, Ogee
  
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