Triglyph
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈtɹaɪ.ɡlɪf/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Triglyph is a noun meaning (architecture) A vertically channeled tablet of the Doric frieze.
Meaning
(architecture) A vertically channeled tablet of the Doric frieze.
Example Sentences
An interesting architectural point is raised by some stone carvings, with a vertical triple-grooved design. So often is this design found that Mr. Fyfe, when discussing its occurrence on a miniature fresco at Knossos, calls it the most distinctive architectural ornament of the age. There is every probability that we may see in it the prototype of the "Triglyphs" that alternate with Metopes on the entablature of the Doric Temple.
Word Forms
- triglyphs
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ditriglyph, hemiglyph, metope, hemitriglyph, monotriglyph, meros.
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