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anaglyph
(an′ə glif′)
noun
- an ornament, as a cameo, carved in low relief
- 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
- An ornament carved in low relief.
- 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
.Related Forms:
- anˌa·glyphˈic, anˌa·glypˈtic (-glĭpˈtĭk) adjective
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