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Triglyph vs Meros - What's the difference?

triglyph | meros |

In architecture terms the difference between triglyph and meros

is that triglyph is a term for the vertically channeled tablets of the Doric frieze while meros is the plain surface between the channels of a triglyph.

triglyph

English

Noun

(en noun) (wikipedia triglyph)
  • (architecture) A term for the vertically channeled tablets of the Doric frieze.

    • meros

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

  • (anatomy) The proximal segment of the hind limb; the thigh.

    • Etymology 2

    (lena), from (etyl) (grc), meaning "part".

    Alternative forms

    * merus

    Noun

  • (architecture) The plain surface between the channels of a triglyph.
    • (Weale)
    (Webster 1913) ----