anaglyph

(anə 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

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

See anaglyph in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. An ornament carved in low relief.
  2. A moving or still picture consisting of two slightly different perspectives of the same subject in contrasting colors that are superimposed on each other, producing a three-dimensional effect when viewed through two correspondingly colored filters.

Origin:

Origin: From Late Latin anaglyphus, carved in low relief

Origin: , from Greek anagluphos

Origin: : ana-, ana-

Origin: + gluphein, to carve; see gleubh- in Indo-European roots

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Related Forms:

  • anˌa·glyphˈic, anˌa·glypˈtic (-glĭpˈtĭk) adjective

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