triglyph

American  

[trahy-glif] / ˈtraɪˌglɪf /

noun

Architecture.

1. 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.

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triglyph British  

/ ˈtraɪˌɡlɪf /

noun

1. architect a stone block in a Doric frieze, having three vertical channels

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Other Word Forms

• triglyphed
  adjective
• triglyphic
  adjective
• triglyphical
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of triglyph

1555–65; < Latin triglyphus < Greek tríglyphos thrice-grooved, equivalent to tri- tri- + glyph ( ḗ ) glyph + -os adj. suffix

Example Sentences

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triglyph

The Grade II listed Doric hexastyle portico is topped by a triglyph frieze and a pediment.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2019

The width of the triglyph should be divided into six parts, and five of these marked off in the middle by means of the rule, and two half parts at the right and left.

From The Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius Pollio

The line of support which runs up through the pillar is continued in the triglyph, which also shows perpendicular grooves.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various

They told him, never did such an absurdity occur in classic architecture as a triglyph on a corner!

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 45, July, 1861 by Various

A triglyph is placed over the center of each column and over the center of each intercolumniation.

From A History of Greek Art by Tarbell, Frank Bigelow