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

Derived Forms

• triglyphical
  adjective
• triglyphed
  adjective
• triglyphic
  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

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

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2019

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

The exterior is quite untouched, triglyph cornice, Doric columns, all well past the century mark.

From Seaport in Virginia George Washington's Alexandria by Moore, Gay Montague

Those who would make the metopes all alike, make the outermost intercolumniations narrower by half the width of a triglyph.

From The Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius Pollio

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