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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD METOPE

Via Latin from Greek metopē, from meta between + opē one of the holes for the beam-ends.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF METOPE

metope  [ˈmɛtəʊp] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF METOPE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Metope is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES METOPE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of metope in the English dictionary

The definition of metope in the dictionary is a square space between two triglyphs in a Doric frieze.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH METOPE


biotope
ˈbaɪəˌtəʊp
cope
kəʊp
dope
dəʊp
envelope
ˈɛnvəˌləʊp
epitope
ˈɛpɪˌtəʊp
grope
ɡrəʊp
hope
həʊp
isotope
ˈaɪsəˌtəʊp
microscope
ˈmaɪkrəˌskəʊp
netop
ˈniːˌtəʊp
pope
pəʊp
radioisotope
ˌreɪdɪəʊˈaɪsətəʊp
rope
rəʊp
scope
skəʊp
slope
sləʊp
soap
səʊp
stope
stəʊp
taupe
təʊp
telescope
ˈtɛlɪˌskəʊp
tope
təʊp

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE METOPE

metoestrous
metoestrus
metol
Metonic cycle
metonym
metonymic
metonymical
metonymically
metonymies
metonymy
metopic
metopism
metopon
metoposcopic
metoposcopical
metoposcopist
metoposcopy
metopryl
metralgia
metrazol

WORDS THAT END LIKE METOPE

antelope
Central Europe
Eastern Europe
electron microscope
Europe
Good Hope
gyroscope
kaleidoscope
lope
nope
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oscilloscope
Penelope
self-addressed envelope
self-addressed stamped envelope
stanhope
stethoscope
the rope
tightrope
trope

Synonyms and antonyms of metope in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «metope» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF METOPE

Find out the translation of metope to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of metope from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «metope» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

墙面
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

metopa
570 millions of speakers

English

metope
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

माथा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حقل المنحوتات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

метоп
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

metope
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

metope
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

métope
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Metope
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

metope
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

メトープ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

metope
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Metope
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

metope
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சித்திரவேலைத்தட்டு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मेटॉप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

metop
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

metopa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

metope
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

метоп
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

metopele
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μετόπη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

metoop
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

metop
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Metope
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of metope

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «METOPE»

The term «metope» is regularly used and occupies the 88.710 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of metope
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «METOPE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «metope» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «metope» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about metope

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «METOPE»

Discover the use of metope in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to metope and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Temple Decoration and Cultural Identity in the Archaic Greek ...
Metope East VI: The Second Quadriga (Cl) (Fig. 68) This relief is closer to the Archaic iconography of the frontal four-horse chariot than is the quadriga on the " small metope." There are slight differences from this iconography in the pole horses ...
Clemente Marconi, 2007
2
The Temple of Apollo Bassitas: The sculpture
Opisthodomos Metope O 1: 3, 7, 10 2. Opisthodomos Metope O 1: 4-6, 9 3. Opisthodomos Metope O 1: 1, 2, 8 4. Opisthodomos Metope O 2: 12, 14 5. Opisthodomos Metope O 2: 11, 13, 15, 16 6. Opisthodomos Metope O 3: 17, 22, 24 7.
Frederick A. Cooper, 1992
3
The Art of the Hekatompedon Inscription and the Birth of the ...
128 PLATE 83 IG I3 1470: Detail of first part of the dedication. Author's photograph . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 PLATE 84 IG I3 1470: Detail of last part of the dedication. Author's photograph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 PLATE 85 IG I3 4, Metope A, β-fragment, ...
Patricia A. Butz, 2010
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The Temple of Athena at Assos
Relief A4: detail of left two symposiasts. Photograph by author. Relief A4: detail of servant and left symposiast. Photograph by author. Metope M3: Confronted sphinxes. Courtesy Musée du Louvre. Metope M4: Boar. Courtesy Musée du Louvre.
Bonna Daix Wescoat, 2012
5
A Catalogue of Greek Vases in the Collection of the ...
In each metope there is a filling-ornament of chevrons and hastilv-painted lozenges. Between the two horses is a narrow panel with slightly angled cross- hatching between double vertical lines. A similar panel frames the vertical cable pattern ...
Peter Connor, Heather Jackson, 2000
6
Structure, Image, Ornament: Architectural Sculpture in the ...
This is true for Theseus fights against monsters, animals and human robbers like Sinis (Metope 1), Kerkyon (3), the Marathon Bull (6) and the Minotaur (7).26 The identities of Theseus' opponents in metopes 2 and 4 are unclear, but can ...
Peter Schultz, Ralf Von den Hoff, 2014
7
Gods and Heroes in Late Archaic Greek Art
The supple sinuosity of the limbs is a more up-to-date stylistic feature of the metope. The compositional alternations in this series of metopes must have had a dramatic effect - Sinis dragged to the right, Skiron thrown off to the left, the wrestling ...
Karl Schefold, Luca Giuliani, 1992
8
Essays on the Art of Pheidias
merely the heads broken away while the necks remain, I felt that it was highly probable that the very metope, to which this head belonged, might be found in the British Museum. I had proceeded thus far in this investigation, when the authorities ...
Charles Waldstein, 2013
9
Greek Sculpture
On another Parthenon metope (p. 155), the sculptor has shown that he has not yet attained freedom in his profession. His subject is a centaur cantering off with a Lapith woman. The artist realised that the representation of the similar motive in ...
Edmund von Mach, 2012
10
Depeche Mode
”Suffer Well” (Metope Vocal Remix) - 6:28 2. ”The Darkest Star” (Monolake Remix ) - 5:54 12” Mute/ 12Bong37 (EU) 1. ”Suffer Well” (Tiga Remix) - 6:28 2. ”Suffer Well” (Tiga Dub) - 5:29 3. ”Suffer Well” (Narcotic Thrust Vocal Dub) - 6:44 12” Mute ...
Devotee

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «METOPE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term metope is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Greek Islands With Hidden Beauties
Aegina has a long history and is also referenced in Greek mythology, deriving its name from the daughter of the river god Asopus and the nymphe Metope. «Quest Greek Islands, May 15»
2
Eye on Art: UWF galleries feature double bill
I followed that show as a student there with my art magazine Metope, and credit him a year later with his “dead insect collage.” Jacobs is now ... «Pensacola News Journal, Apr 15»
3
Rebosis Property Fund: Chasing UK fortunes
Metope Investment Managers CEO Liliane Barnard says: “There is also an attractive initial yield enhancement by investing offshore given the ... «Moneyweb.co.za, Apr 15»
4
Offshore property diversification spree continues
Metope Investment Managers CEO Liliane Barnard says: “There is also an attractive initial yield enhancement by investing offshore given the ... «Moneyweb.co.za, Mar 15»
5
Offshore funds attract local capital
... currency, in the form of both direct and indirect holdings of locally listed companies, says Metope Investment Managers CEO Liliane Barnard. «Moneyweb.co.za, Mar 15»
6
Was this the defining moment in Western art?
Marble metope from the Parthenon showing the battle between Centaurs and Lapiths at the marriage-feast of Peirithoos. Designed by Phidias ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 15»
7
34th Annual Avalon Harbor Underwater Cleanup Set for February 21
Dive shops, clubs, and informal metope events also take place here, with numerous parties and get-togethers planned on both Friday and ... «California Diver, Feb 15»
8
Unit trust focused on listed property launched
Boutique investment management firm, Metope Investment Mangers, ... Metope has managed segregated institutional listed-property mandates ... «BDlive, Feb 15»
9
Parthenon Secrets 'Unleashed' in Nebraska
... its severely deteriorated metope sculptures, on the occasion of the exhibition “An archaeologist's Eye: The Parthenon Drawings of Katherine ... «Greek Reporter, Dec 14»
10
Mena organic products market to hit $120m
The data was revealed at the three-day Middle East Natural and Organic Products Expo (Metope) which is currently under way at the Dubai ... «Trade Arabia, Nov 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Metope [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/metope>. May 2024 ».
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