triptych
/ˈtrɪptɪk/noun
1- a picture or relief carving on three panels, typically hinged together vertically and used as an altarpiece三拼画(由三块用铰链纵向连接的画板拼成的画或浮雕, 用作圣坛装饰), 三拼浮雕。
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- a set of three associated artistic, literary, or musical works intended to be appreciated together(艺术、文学或音乐作品的)三件套(指宜完整地欣赏的三件相关作品)。
词源
mid 18th cent. (denoting a set of three writing tablets hinged or tied together): from TRI- 'three', on the pattern of diptych.