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单词 triglyph
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
tri•glyph  (trīglif′),USA pronunciation n. [Archit.]
  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. See diag. under column.
  • Greek tríglyphos thrice-grooved, equivalent. to tri- tri- + glyph(é̄) glyph + -os adjective, adjectival suffix
  • Latin triglyphus
  • 1555–65
tri glyphed′, adj. 
tri•glyph ic, tri•glyphi•cal, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
triglyph /ˈtraɪˌɡlɪf/ n
  1. a stone block in a Doric frieze, having three vertical channels
Etymology: 16th Century: via Latin from Greek trigluphos three-grooved, from tri- tri- + gluphē carving. See glyph
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