metope means The architectural element between two triglyphs in a Doric frieze. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 86 out of 100.
Why this word is great
METOPE — [Noun] A rectangular architectural element, often plain or sculpted, that fills the space between two triglyphs in a Doric frieze. From Latin metopa and its source, Koine Greek μετόπη (metópē), from μετά (metá, "between") + ὀπή (opḗ, "hole" or "opening"). Unlike the triglyph—the grooved, rhythmic unit that asserts structure—or the frieze—the encompassing band that names the whole—the metope is the interval granted form, the breath between structural beats. It is the carved field for a hero's labors, the blank marble square bleached by centuries of sun, or the weathered surface where pigment clings—a testament that meaning resides as much in what is given space as in what defines it.
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- The architectural element between two triglyphs in a Doric frieze.“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.”