triglyph
[ trahy-glif ]
/ ˈtraɪˌglɪf /
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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
OTHER WORDS FROM triglyph
triglyphed, adjectivetri·glyph·ic, tri·glyph·i·cal, adjectiveWords nearby triglyph
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triglyph
/ (ˈtraɪˌɡlɪf) /
noun
architect a stone block in a Doric frieze, having three vertical channels
Derived forms of triglyph
triglyphic, adjectiveWord Origin for triglyph
C16: via Latin from Greek trigluphos three-grooved, from tri- tri- + gluphē carving. See glyph
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