polyptych en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈpɒlɪptɪk/
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πολύπτυχος (polúptukhos, “with many folds”), from πολύς (polús, “many”) + πτυχή (ptukhḗ, “a fold”).
Meanings
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A work consisting of multiple painted or carved panels joined together, often with hinges.
[...], 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.
2021 September 7, Reginald Wiebe, Polyptych: Adaptation, Television, and Comics, Vernon Press, →ISBN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| polyptychs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
triptych · diptych · tetraptych · quadriptych
Translations (17)
ca políptic (a work consisting of multiple painted or carved panels joined together) · sv polyptyk (a work consisting of multiple painted or carved panels joined together) · ga poiliptic (a work consisting of multiple painted or carved panels joined together) · fi polyptyykki (a work consisting of multiple painted or carved panels joined together) · mk полиптих (a work consisting of multiple painted or carved panels joined together) · eo poliptiko (a work consisting of multiple painted or carved panels joined together) · mi kāhui takitini (a work consisting of multiple painted or carved panels joined together) · br liestaolenn (a work consisting of multiple painted or carved panels joined together) · ru полиптих (a work consisting of multiple painted or carved panels joined together) · pt políptico (a work consisting of multiple painted or carved panels joined together) · lmo politich (a work consisting of multiple painted or carved panels joined together) · de Polyptychon (a work consisting of multiple painted or carved panels joined together) · pl poliptyk (a work consisting of multiple painted or carved panels joined together) · fr polyptyque (a work consisting of multiple painted or carved panels joined together) · es políptico (a work consisting of multiple painted or carved panels joined together) · it polittico (a work consisting of multiple painted or carved panels joined together) · ro poliptic (a work consisting of multiple painted or carved panels joined together)