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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TRIGLYPH

Via Latin from Greek trigluphos three-grooved, from tri-tri- + gluphē carving.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TRIGLYPH

triglyph  [ˈtraɪˌɡlɪf] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TRIGLYPH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Triglyph 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 TRIGLYPH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

triglyph

Triglyph

Triglyph is an architectural term for the vertically channeled tablets of the Doric frieze, so called because of the angular channels in them, two perfect and one divided, the two chamfered angles or hemiglyphs being reckoned as one. The rectangular recessed spaces between the triglyphs on a Doric frieze are called metopes. The raised spaces between the channels themselves are called femur in Latin or meros in Greek. The triglyph is largely thought to be a tectonic representation in stone of the wooden beam ends of the typical primitive hut, as described by Vitruvius and Renaissance writers. The wooden beams were notched in three separate places in order to cast their rough-cut ends mostly in shadow. Greek architecture preserved this feature, as well as many other features common in original wooden buildings, as a tribute to the origins of architecture and its role in the history and development of man. In terms of structure, a triglyph may be carved from a single block with a metope, or the triglyph block may have slots cut into it to allow a separately cut metope to be slid into place, as at the Temple of Aphaea.

Definition of triglyph in the English dictionary

The definition of triglyph in the dictionary is a stone block in a Doric frieze, having three vertical channels.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TRIGLYPH


anaglyph
ˈænəˌɡlɪf
dendroglyph
ˈdɛndrəʊˌɡlɪf
diaglyph
ˈdaɪəˌɡlɪf
diglyph
ˈdaɪˌɡlɪf
ditriglyph
daɪˈtraɪˌɡlɪf
gliff
ɡlɪf
glyph
ɡlɪf
hieroglyph
ˈhaɪərəɡlɪf
lithoglyph
ˈlɪθəˌɡlɪf
petroglyph
ˈpɛtrəˌɡlɪf
photoglyph
ˈfəʊtəʊˌɡlɪf

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TRIGLYPH

triggered
triggerfish
triggering
triggerless
triggerman
triggermen
trigging
triglot
trigly
triglyceride
triglyphic
triglyphical
trigness
trigon
trigonal
trigonally
trigonic
trigonometer
trigonometric
trigonometric function

WORDS THAT END LIKE TRIGLYPH

autograph
chronograph
graph
Guelph
hippogryph
joseph
lymph
monograph
morph
mph
nymph
paragraph
ph
photograph
ralph
Randolph
Saint Joseph
seraph
telegraph
triumph

Synonyms and antonyms of triglyph in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «triglyph» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TRIGLYPH

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The translations of triglyph from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «triglyph» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

triglyph
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

triglifo
570 millions of speakers

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triglyph
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

triglyph
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

triglyph
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

triglyph
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

triglyph
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

triglyph
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

triglyphe
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Triglyph
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Triglyphenfries
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

triglyph
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

triglyph
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Triglyph
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

triglyph
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

triglyph
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ट्रायग्लिफ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

triglif
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

triglifo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

triglyph
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

triglyph
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

triglyph
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

τρίγλυφο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

triglyph
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

triglyph
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

triglyph
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of triglyph

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TRIGLYPH»

The term «triglyph» is used very little and occupies the 167.411 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TRIGLYPH» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRIGLYPH»

Discover the use of triglyph in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to triglyph and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Corinth, the Centenary, 1896-1996
The metope width is 95% of the frieze height (as compared to 99% on the Temple of Aphaia), while the triglyph width is 60% (as compared to 62% on the Temple of Aphaia) . In the case of the Temple of Apollo at Corinth, which is about a ...
Charles K. Williams, Nancy Bookidis, 2003
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Studies in Hellenistic Architecture
The placing of triglyphs above the antae presented no problems, since the outer spans could be reduced to permit a triglyph at each corner. In fact, both Gruben and Robertson remark that even in peripteral buildings with wooden columns and ...
Frederick E. Winter, 2006
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The Dancing Column: On Order in Architecture
The stone representation of wooden construction was a second-level representation: the wooden triglyph tablet, slotted into the wall plate and counterwedged by wooden pegs, already stood for the chamfered ends of a composite beam.
Joseph Rykwert, 1998
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Civil architecture: or, A complete theoretical and practical ...
... capital of the triglyph, and the three lower for the channels ; make one edge of the triglyph in the columns at the angles of the building, directly over the axis of the column, the breadth of the triglyph twenty-eight minutes, having the other edge ...
Edward Shaw, 1836
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Principles of Architecture: Comprising Fundamental Rules of ...
If the spaces between the triglyph be filled up with planes parallel to the front of the triglyphs, or to the front of the architrave, and if these planes be in the same plane with each other, and recessed behind the ends of the triglyph, so as to show ...
Peter Nicholson, Joseph Gwilt, 1848
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Greek and Roman Architecture
Diagrams 2 and 3 both show the effect of using narrower triglyphs: for the sake of convenience, these triglyphs have been made in each case exactly half the depth of the architrave, but the problem is the same whenever the triglyph is, ...
D. S. Robertson, 1929
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The rudiments of architecture and building: for the use of ...
The fillet and guttffi attached to the taenia of the architrave immediately beneath each triglyph, and corresponding with it in width, belongs to the triglyph, although it shows itself upon the architrave. These small conical gutt», or drops, are ...
John Bullock, 1855
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The History and Rudiments of Architecture: Embracing, I. The ...
The fillet and gutta? attached to the taenia of the architrave immediately beneath each triglyph, and corresponding with it in width, belongs to the triglyph, although it shows itself upon the architrave. These small conical guttse, or drops, are ...
John Bullock, 1853
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Rudimentary Architecture: For the Use of Beginners, and ...
instead of being placed at intervals, as if there were triglyphs, they are continued uninterruptedly throughout, so that the idea of triglyph disappears ; besides which the example here referred to is altogether so anomalous and exceptional as to ...
William Henry Leeds, 1852
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The English Cyclopedia
Beneath each triglyph is a series of small guitar, or cylindrical drops, attached to _a_ fillet, Just under the moulding of the architrave, to which division of the entablature they may be said to belong, although evidently a continuation of the ...
‎1867

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRIGLYPH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term triglyph is used in the context of the following news items.
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The despairing cry of the tomb of Alexander the Great from the …
The presence of corner triglyphs reflects the Greek nature of the monument. The architectural features found in the area of the three chambers and the corridor, ... «Ancient Origins, Dec 14»
2
Kea, Greece: Secret Seaside
Bathing is a continuation of sightseeing at Karthea, and this is the only bay on the island where scuba is forbidden, lest divers carry off a triglyph or the head of ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 14»
3
Menomonie post office celebrates 100th anniversary
The building has classical framed rectangular windows, and the Doric order metope and triglyph frieze over the main entrance. The trim of the building is granite ... «Chippewa Herald, Oct 13»
4
3000-year-old artifacts reveal history behind biblical David and Goliath
The stone shrine was painted red, and its facade is decorated with characteristic triglyph symbols as well as a triple-recessed doorway in front. Garfinkel said the ... «NBCNews.com, Jul 12»
5
Archaeologist finds first evidence of cult in Judah at time of King David
This architectural element, the "triglyph," is known in Greek classical temples, like the Parthenon in Athens. Its appearance at Khirbet Qeiyafa is the earliest ... «Phys.Org, May 12»
6
Archaeologists prove Hebrew Bible
Its facade is decorated by seven groups of roof-beams with three planks in each called a "triglyph," which are also found in the Parthenon, but its appearance at ... «Worthy News, May 12»
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Detail From The Bank Woodwork, Tuscan Columns, Heavy Cornice, Triglyph With Perfect Guttae. Honestly This Is Real English. Crisp Wooden Details From The ... «Manchester Confidential, Feb 12»
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Trustees want to stop Snug Harbor firework shows
He said he was informed through Finta's company, Triglyph Development, that "they will not be performing any new development activities or construction ... «The Buckeye Lake Beacon, Jul 09»
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Antonio Monestiroli / Carlo Moccia - Antonio Monestiroli e la Scuola …
Edizione inglese The metope and the Triglyph, SUN publisher Amsterdam 2005. Dal 2003 svolge la sua attività professionale nello studio Monestiroli Architetti ... «ExibArt, May 09»

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« EDUCALINGO. Triglyph [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/triglyph>. Apr 2024 ».
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