anaglyph

[an-uh-glif]

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

First recorded in 1645–55, anaglyph is from the Greek word anáglyphos wrought in low relief. See ana-, glyph

Related formsan·a·glyph·ic, an·a·glyph·i·cal, an·a·glyp·tic

[an-uh-glip-tik] /ˌæn əˈglɪp tɪk/, an·a·glyp·ti·cal, adjectivea·nag·ly·phy

[uh-nag-luh-fee, an-uh-glif-ee] /əˈnæg lə fi, ˈæn əˌglɪf i/, noun

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Historical Examples of anaglyph

The anaglyph was peculiar to the Egyptian priests; the hieroglyph generally known to the well educated.
The Caxtons, Complete
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
If he had been a priest of Serapis for fifty years he could not have known the anaglyph better.
The Caxtons, Complete
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
If he had been a priest of Serapis for fifty years, he could not have known the Anaglyph better!
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 64 No. 396 October 1848
Various
The anaglyph was peculiar to the Egyptian priests—the hieroglyph generally known to the well educated.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 64 No. 396 October 1848
Various

British Dictionary definitions for anaglyph

anaglyph

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 Formsanaglyphic, anaglyphical, anaglyptic (ˌænəˈɡlɪptɪk) or anaglyptical, adjectiveanaglyphy (əˈnæɡləfɪ, ˈænəˌɡlɪfɪ), noun

Word Origin for anaglyph

C17: from Greek anagluphē carved in low relief, from ana- + gluphē carving, from gluphein to carve

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