polyptych
English
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek πολύπτυχος (polúptukhos, “with many folds”), from πολύς (polús, “many”) + πτυχή (ptukhḗ, “a fold”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpolyptych (plural polyptychs)
- (art) A work consisting of multiple painted or carved panels joined together, often with hinges.
- 2021 September 7, Reginald Wiebe, Polyptych: Adaptation, Television, and Comics, Vernon Press, →ISBN:
- [...], a polyptych is a painting with more than one section – a diptych is a painting in two parts or sections, a triptych in three, and so on. Perhaps the most famous polyptych is the Ghent Altarpiece by the early Flemish painters Hubert and Jan van Eyck.
Hyponyms
editTranslations
edita work consisting of multiple painted or carved panels joined together
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