anaglyph
[ an-uh-glif ]
/ ˈæn ə glɪf /
noun
an ornament sculptured or embossed in low relief, as a cameo.
Optics.
a composite picture printed in two colors that produces a three-dimensional image when viewed through spectacles having lenses of corresponding colors.
Origin of anaglyph
OTHER WORDS FROM anaglyph
an·a·glyph·ic, an·a·glyph·i·cal, an·a·glyp·tic [an-uh-glip-tik] /ˌæn əˈglɪp tɪk/, an·a·glyp·ti·cal, adjective a·nag·ly·phy [uh-nag-luh-fee, an-uh-glif-ee] /əˈnæg lə fi, ˈæn əˌglɪf i/, nounWords nearby anaglyph
anaesthetics,
anaesthetist,
anaesthetize,
anagen,
anagenesis,
anaglyph,
anaglyphoscope,
anaglypta,
anagnorisis,
anagoge,
anagogic
Example sentences from the Web for anaglyph
If he had been a priest of Serapis for fifty years he could not have known the anaglyph better.
The Caxtons, Complete |Edward Bulwer-LyttonIf he had been a priest of Serapis for fifty years, he could not have known the Anaglyph better!
The anaglyph was peculiar to the Egyptian priests—the hieroglyph generally known to the well educated.
The anaglyph was peculiar to the Egyptian priests; the hieroglyph generally known to the well educated.
The Caxtons, Complete |Edward Bulwer-Lytton
British Dictionary definitions for anaglyph
anaglyph
/ (ˈænəˌɡlɪf) /
noun
photog
a stereoscopic picture consisting of two images of the same object, taken from slightly different angles, in two complementary colours, usually red and cyan (green-blue). When viewed through spectacles having one red and one cyan lens, the images merge to produce a stereoscopic sensation
anything cut to stand in low relief, such as a cameo
Derived forms of anaglyph
anaglyphic, anaglyphical, anaglyptic (ˌænəˈɡlɪptɪk) or anaglyptical, adjective anaglyphy (əˈnæɡləfɪ, ˈænəˌɡlɪfɪ), nounWord Origin for anaglyph
C17: from Greek
anagluphē carved in low relief, from
ana- +
gluphē carving, from
gluphein to carve