triglyph
[ trahy-glif ]
nounArchitecture.
a structural member of a Doric frieze, separating two consecutive metopes, and consisting typically of a rectangular block with two vertical grooves or glyphs, and two chamfers or half grooves at the sides, together counting as a third glyph, and leaving three flat vertical bands on the face of the block.
Origin of triglyph
1Other words from triglyph
- triglyphed, adjective
- tri·glyph·ic, tri·glyph·i·cal, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for triglyph
triglyph
/ (ˈtraɪˌɡlɪf) /
noun
architect a stone block in a Doric frieze, having three vertical channels
Origin of triglyph
1C16: via Latin from Greek trigluphos three-grooved, from tri- tri- + gluphē carving. See glyph
Derived forms of triglyph
- triglyphic, adjective
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