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- DictionaryTrip·tych/ˈtriptik/
noun
- 1. a picture or relief carving on three panels, typically hinged together side by side and used as an altarpiece: "a triptych depicting the Crucifixion"
1. a. : a picture (such as an altarpiece) or carving in three panels side by side. b. : something composed or presented in three parts or sections. especially : trilogy. 2. : an ancient Roman writing tablet with three waxed leaves hinged together.
A triptych ( / ˈtrɪptɪk / TRIP-tik) is a work of art (usually a panel painting) that is divided into three sections, or three carved panels that are hinged together and can be folded shut or displayed open. It is therefore a type of polyptych, the term for all multi-panel works.
noun. a set of three pictures or panels, usually hinged so that the two wing panels fold over the larger central one: often used as an altarpiece. a set of three hinged writing tablets. Discover More.
triptych. noun [ C ] art specialized uk / ˈtrɪp.tɪk / us / ˈtrɪp.tɪk / Add to word list. a piece of art made of three paintings connected to each other in a way that allows the two outer ones to fold in towards the larger central one: A medieval triptych hung above the altar. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Pictures. -scape. abstract.
TRIPTYCH meaning: 1. a piece of art made of three paintings connected to each other in a way that allows the two…. Learn more.
1. (Art Terms) a set of three pictures or panels, usually hinged so that the two wing panels fold over the larger central one: often used as an altarpiece. 2. a set of three hinged writing tablets. [C18: from Greek triptukhos, from tri- + ptux plate; compare diptych]
You can use the noun triptych to describe three paintings that are deliberately hung together, as one piece, on the walls of an art gallery. Some triptychs are made up of three carved panels, sometimes connected to each other with hinges.
Triptych definition: a set of three panels or compartments side by side, bearing pictures, carvings, or the like. See examples of TRIPTYCH used in a sentence.
Tate glossary definition for triptych: An artwork in three panels.
Definition of triptych noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
