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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tri•glyph (trī′glif′),USA pronunciation n. [Archit.]- 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•glyph′i•cal, adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: triglyph /ˈtraɪˌɡlɪf/ n - 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 |