Greek Key

Greek key may refer to:

  • Greek key (art), a decorative border constructed from a continuous line, shaped into a repeated motif
  • Greek key (protein structure), a repeated motif in the secondary structure in proteins

Famous quotes containing the words greek and/or key:

    “Indeed, there is hardly the professor in our colleges, who, if he has mastered the difficulties of the language, has proportionally mastered the difficulties of the language, has proportionally mastered the difficulties of the wit and poetry of a Greek poet, and has any sympathy to impart to the alert and heroic reader.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

    “Japanese mothers credit “effort” as the key determinant of a child’s achievement in school, while American mothers name “ability” as the more important factor.”
    —Perry Garfinkel (20th century)