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.

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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Example sentences from the Web for triglyph

Thus, in the Doric temple, the triglyph and cornice are unimitative; or imitative only of artificial cuttings of wood.
The Seven Lamps of Architecture|John Ruskin
The exterior is quite untouched, triglyph cornice, Doric columns, all well past the century mark.
Seaport in Virginia|Gay Montague Moore
Those who would make the metopes all alike, make the outermost intercolumniations narrower by half the width of a triglyph.
Ten Books on Architecture|Vitruvius
The short band, corresponding to the triglyph, beneath the tnia moulding which crowns the epistyle; the listel.
History of Ancient Art|Franz von Reber

A triglyph is one of those blocks cut with vertical channels, which seem to rest upon the epistyle and to support the cornice.
How to judge architecture|Russell Sturgis

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	triglyph
释义	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. 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 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for triglyph Thus, in the Doric temple, the triglyph and cornice are unimitative; or imitative only of artificial cuttings of wood. The Seven Lamps of Architecture\|John Ruskin The exterior is quite untouched, triglyph cornice, Doric columns, all well past the century mark. Seaport in Virginia\|Gay Montague Moore Those who would make the metopes all alike, make the outermost intercolumniations narrower by half the width of a triglyph. Ten Books on Architecture\|Vitruvius The short band, corresponding to the triglyph, beneath the tnia moulding which crowns the epistyle; the listel. History of Ancient Art\|Franz von Reber A triglyph is one of those blocks cut with vertical channels, which seem to rest upon the epistyle and to support the cornice. How to judge architecture\|Russell Sturgis 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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