metope

English

Metopes of Temple C from Selinunte

Alternative forms

• metopa (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin metopa and its source, Hellenistic Greek μετόπη (metópē), from μετά (metá, “between”) +‎ 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.

Anagrams

• poemet

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Italian

Noun

metope f

1. plural of metopa