noun
- rectangular blocks with three vertical grooves that alternate with metopes in a Doric frieze
Usage: architecture
Examples
- The ancient Greek temple featured triglyphs carved with precise vertical channels.
- Architects studying classical design must understand the placement of triglyphs in Doric columns.
- The restoration team carefully repaired the damaged triglyphs on the museum’s facade.
- Each triglyph was separated by decorative metopes depicting mythological scenes.
- The building’s neoclassical style included authentic triglyphs above the entrance columns.
- Students sketched the alternating pattern of triglyphs and metopes in their architecture class.