. "A triptych (/\u02C8tr\u026Apt\u026Ak/ TRIP-tik; from the Greek adjective \u03C4\u03C1\u03AF\u03C0\u03C4\u03C5\u03C7\u03BF\u03BD (\"three-fold\"), from tri, i.e., \"three\" and ptysso, i.e., \"to fold\" or ptyx, i.e., \"fold\") is a work of art (usually a panel painting) that is divided into three sections, or three carved panels that are hinged together and can be folded shut or displayed open. It is therefore a type of polyptych, the term for all multi-panel works."@en . .