tetramorph

See also: Tetramorph

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τετράμορφος (tetrámorphos). By surface analysis, tetra- +‎ -morph.

Noun

tetramorph (plural tetramorphs)

A symbolic arrangement of four differing elements, or the combination of four disparate elements in one unit.
(art) The union of the four attributes of the Evangelists in one figure or a group of four figures.

Translations

Four differing elements in one symbolic arrangement

Armenian: քառակերպ (hy) (kʿaṙakerp)
Finnish: tetramorfi
French: tétramorphe (fr) m
German: Tetramorph m
Polish: symboliczne ułożenie czterech figur n
Russian: тетрамо́рф (ru) m (tetramórf)

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