1. paintings or carvings on two hinged panels that can be folded together
Usage: art
2. ancient writing tablets consisting of two hinged wooden or ivory panels coated with wax
Usage: historical

Examples

• The museum displayed several medieval diptychs depicting religious scenes.
• Renaissance artists often created portable diptychs for private devotion.
• The ancient Roman diptychs were used for official announcements.
• She studied the intricate ivory diptychs from the Byzantine period.
• The altar featured beautiful wooden diptychs with gold leaf details.
• Archaeologists discovered well-preserved wax diptychs at the excavation site.