triptych

triptych englannista suomeksi

1. triptyykki

0. Substantiivi

1. triptyykki

triptych englanniksi

1. A picture or series of pictures painted on three tablets connected by hinges.

2. (quote-journal) These days I envisage more of a triptych: the infant Jesus spluttering at the breast, face purple with hangry fury; the infant Jesus possetting milk down Mary’s front; the infant Jesus and the nappy explosion.

3. A group of three people or works, especially when considered representative of a particular field or theme.

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6. A film or video sequence intended to be shown on a triple screen with the use of linked projectors.

7. (quote-journal). The man gets himself a bottle of beer; the older woman heads with dishes from the sink toward the cupboard—and crosses the dividing line of the triptych exactly like crossing a threshold.

8. A set of three se-tenant stamp|postage stamps that form a composite picture.

9. Any set of three closely connected ideas or objects.

10. (quote-book)|title=The Prophet’s Pulpit: Islamic Preaching in Contemporary Egypt|isbn=0520084713|page=36|pageurl=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZMTLEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA36|text=The interest here is (..) to construct for heuristic purposes a triptych of different “roads to salvation” as reflected in domains of preaching of contemporary Egypt.