'Diptych' definitions:
Definition of 'diptych'
(from WordNet)
noun
A painting or carving (especially an altarpiece) on two panels (usually hinged like a book)
Definition of 'Diptych'
From: GCIDE
- Diptych \Dip"tych\, n. [L. diptycha, pl., fr. Gr. ? folded, doubled; di- = di`s- twice + ? to fold, double up.]
- 1. Anything consisting of two leaves. Especially: (a) (Roman Antiq.) A writing tablet consisting of two leaves of rigid material connected by hinges and shutting together so as to protect the writing within. (b) A picture or series of pictures painted on two tablets connected by hinges. See Triptych. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A double catalogue, containing in one part the names of living, and in the other of deceased, ecclesiastics and benefactors of the church; a catalogue of saints. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'diptych'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abstract,
- abstraction,
- account book,
- address book,
- adversaria,
- album,
- altarpiece,
- annual,
- appointment calendar,
- appointment schedule,
- blankbook,
- block print,
- blotter,
- calendar,
- cashbook,
- catalog,
- classified catalog,
- collage,
- color print,
- commonplace book,
- copy,
- court calendar,
- cyclorama,
- daub,
- daybook,
- desk calendar,
- diary,
- docket,
- Domesday Book,
- engagement book,
- engraving,
- fresco,
- icon,
- illumination,
- illustration,
- image,
- journal,
- ledger,
- likeness,
- log,
- logbook,
- loose-leaf notebook,
- memo book,
- memorandum book,
- memory book,
- miniature,
- montage,
- mosaic,
- mural,
- notebook,
- pad,
- panorama,
- petty cashbook,
- photograph,
- picture,
- pocket notebook,
- pocketbook,
- police blotter,
- print,
- representation,
- reproduction,
- scrapbook,
- scratch pad,
- spiral notebook,
- stained glass window,
- stencil,
- still life,
- table,
- tableau,
- tablet,
- tapestry,
- triptych,
- wall painting,
- workbook,
- writing tablet,
- yearbook