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

• triglyphed adjective
• triglyphic adjective
• triglyphical 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

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

Thus we may say that the triglyph has two furrows and two half-furrows; these do not extend to the top of the block.

From A History of Greek Art by Tarbell, Frank Bigelow

The capitals of each triglyph are to measure one sixth of a module.

From The Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius Pollio

There's a triglyph gray On one of Baalbec's temples high.

From Enamels and Cameos and other Poems by Lee, Agnes