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cyma recta

(rĕkˈtə)

cyma rec·ta

noun

A cyma in which the upper section is concave and the lower section convex.

Origin: New Latin cȳma rēcta : cȳma, cyma + Latin rēcta, feminine of rēctus, straight, correct.

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