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What (who) is triglyph$526824$ - definition
Triglyph
![[[Temple of Concordia, Agrigento]], Sicily, with plain metopes](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/West facade - Temple of Concordia - Agrigento - Italy 2015 (4).JPG?width=200 "[[Temple of Concordia, Agrigento]], Sicily, with plain metopes")
![Temple of Aphaia]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Aphaia-temple-3.jpg?width=200 "Temple of Aphaia]].")
![Hephaisteion]] in Athens, showing Doric frieze with triglyphs and sculpted metopes.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Angle del temple d'Hefest de l'àgora d'Atenes.JPG?width=200 "Hephaisteion]] in Athens, showing Doric frieze with triglyphs and sculpted metopes.")
![Section from [[Foce del Sele]] with metope and triglyph in one piece](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Paestum BW 2013-05-17 15-24-42.jpg?width=200 "Section from [[Foce del Sele]] with metope and triglyph in one piece")
![Metopes from the second group at [[Foce del Sele]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Museo archeologico di Paestum WLM 014.JPG?width=200 "Metopes from the second group at [[Foce del Sele]]")
![[[Černín Palace]] in [[Prague]] (1660s) has triglyphs and guttae as ornaments at the top of arches](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Praha, Hradčany, Černínský palác, fasáda 01.jpg?width=200 "[[Černín Palace]] in [[Prague]] (1660s) has triglyphs and guttae as ornaments at the top of arches")
ORNAMENT
Triglyphs
·noun An ornament in the frieze of the Doric order, repeated at equal intervals. Each triglyph consists of a rectangular tablet, slightly projecting, and divided nearly to the top by two parallel and perpendicular gutters, or channels, called glyphs, into three parts, or spaces, called femora. A half channel, or glyph, is also cut upon each of the perpendicular edges of the tablet. ·see ·Illust. of Entablature.
triglyph
ORNAMENT
Triglyphs
['tr??gl?f]
¦ noun Architecture a tablet in a Doric frieze with three vertical grooves alternating with metopes.
Derivatives
triglyphic adjective
Origin
C16: via L. from Gk trigluphos, from tri- 'three' + gluphe 'carving'.
