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anaglyph definition

ana·glyph (an′ə glif′)

noun

  1. an ornament, as a cameo, carved in low relief
  2. a photograph made up of two slightly different views, in complementary colors, of the same subject: when looked at through a pair of corresponding color filters, the picture seems three-dimensional

Etymology: Gr anaglyphē < ana-, up + glyphein, to carve out: see cleave

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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