metope

English

Alternative forms

• metopa (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin metopa and its source, Hellenistic Greek μετόπη ‎(metópē), from Ancient Greek μετά ‎(metá, “meta-”) + ὀπή ‎(opḗ, “hole”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛtəʊp/, /ˈmɛtəpi/

Noun

metope ‎(plural metopes)

1. (architecture) The architectural element between two triglyphs in a Doric frieze.
   • 1996, Russell Hoban, Fremder, Bloomsbury 2003, p. 117:

     There's a second plate of that metope that shows the full figures of both Perseus and Medusa and includes the winged horse Pegasus that was born of Medusa's blood.

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Italian

Noun

metope f

1. plural of metopa