metope

noun

met·​o·​pe ˈme-tə-(ˌ)pē 

: the space between two triglyphs of a Doric frieze often adorned with carved work

Examples of metope in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Its friezes depict a procession of gods, warriors, and mythical animals; its metopes, single panels within the larger frieze, narrate mythological battles of the Athenians against the Amazonians and the Centaurs, alluding to the Greco-Persian wars. —Ralph Leonard, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Greek metopē, from meta- + opē opening; akin to Greek ōps eye, face — more at eye

First Known Use

1563, in the meaning defined above