cyma /ˈsaɪ.mə/ noun2 •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 •A cyme (opening bud). formscymae · cymas · cymata