cyma
cy·ma/ˈsaɪ.mə/noun
cyma is spelled C-Y-M-A: 4 letters and 2 syllables (cy·ma). It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cyma means “The wavelike, curved shape of a cymatium, consisting of a concave and a convex line; (loosely) the cymatium itself” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cyma is cymas or cymae.
How many letters and syllables are in cyma?
| Letters | 4: C-Y-M-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: cy·ma |
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 154,067th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is cyma?
Cyma appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce cyma?
- /ˈsaɪ.mə/
Cyma has 2 syllables, split cy·ma in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-cyma.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of cyma
- cymas plural
- cymae plural
- cymæ plural
- cymata plural
- sima
- syma
- cima
- scima
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cyma mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The wavelike, curved shape of a cymatium, consisting of a concave and a convex line; (loosely) the cymatium itself.
- 2
A cyme (opening bud).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cyma in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense architecture: wavelike shape of the cymatium:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Kyma |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does cyma come from?
From New Latin cȳma (“young sprout or shoot of cabbage”) (whence the botanic usage of cyme), from Ancient Greek κῦμα (kûma, “swell, wave”, “cyma”, “sprout of a plant”), from κύω (kúō, “to conceive, to become pregnant”). For more information, click to expand this box.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).