What does triptych mean?
Definitions for triptych
ˈtrɪp tɪktrip·tych
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Princeton's WordNet
triptychnoun
art consisting of a painting or carving (especially an altarpiece) on three panels (usually hinged together)
Wiktionary
triptychnoun
A picture or series of pictures painted on three tablets connected by hinges.
triptychnoun
A set of three se-tenant postage stamps that form a composite picture.
Etymology: tri- + πτυχή.
Wikipedia
Triptych
A triptych ( TRIP-tik; from the Greek adjective τρίπτυχον "triptukhon" ("three-fold"), from tri, i.e., "three" and ptysso, i.e., "to fold" or ptyx, i.e., "fold") 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. The middle panel is typically the largest and it is flanked by two smaller related works, although there are triptychs of equal-sized panels. The form can also be used for pendant jewelry. Beyond its association with art, the term is sometimes used more generally to connote anything with three parts, particularly if integrated into a single unit.
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triptych
A triptych is a work of art, usually a panel painting, that is divided into three sections or hinged panels. The middle panel is typically the largest and is flanked by two smaller, related works. The panels can be closed or opened based on the artist's intent. The term can also be used more generally to refer to a set of three related works intended to be appreciated together.
Webster Dictionary
Triptychnoun
anything in three parts or leaves
Triptychnoun
a writing tablet in three parts, two of which fold over on the middle part
Triptychnoun
a picture or altarpiece in three compartments
Wikidata
Triptych
A triptych that is divided into three sections, or three carved panels which 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. The middle panel is typically the largest and it is flanked by two smaller related works, although there are triptychs of equal-sized panels. The form can also be used for pendant jewelry.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Triptych
trip′tik, n. a set of tablets consisting of three leaves, each painted with a distinct subject, but joined together by hinges, and capable of being folded so as to present a new face. [Gr. tri, thrice, ptyx, ptychos, a fold, a leaf—ptyssein, to fold.]
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The numerical value of triptych in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of triptych in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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- trípticCatalan, Valencian
- TriptychonGerman
- trípticoSpanish
- triptyqueFrench
- त्रिफलकHindi
- tritticoItalian
- トリプティカJapanese
- drieluikDutch
- trípticoPortuguese
- три́птихRussian
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