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triglyph

[ trahy-glif ]
/ ˈtraɪˌglɪf /

noun Architecture.

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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Origin of triglyph

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

OTHER WORDS FROM triglyph

triglyphed, adjectivetri·glyph·ic, tri·glyph·i·cal, adjective

Words nearby triglyph

trigger point, trigger warning, trigger word, trigger zone, triglyceride, triglyph, trigo, trigon, trigonal, trigonal trisoctahedron, trigone
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British Dictionary definitions for triglyph

triglyph
/ (ˈtraɪˌɡlɪf) /

noun

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

Derived forms of triglyph

triglyphic, adjective

Word Origin for triglyph

C16: via Latin from Greek trigluphos three-grooved, from tri- tri- + gluphē carving. See glyph
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