anaglyph

[ an-uh-glif ]

noun

1. an ornament sculptured or embossed in low relief, as a cameo.
2. Optics. a composite picture printed in two colors that produces a three-dimensional image when viewed through spectacles having lenses of corresponding colors.

anaglyph

/ ˌænəˈɡlɪptɪk; əˈnæɡləfɪ; ˈænəˌɡlɪf; ˈænəˌɡlɪfɪ /

noun

1. 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
2. anything cut to stand in low relief, such as a cameo

Derived Forms

• anaglyphy, noun
• ˌanaˈglyphic, adjective

Other Words From

• ana·glyphic ana·glyphi·cal an·a·glyp·tic [an-, uh, -, glip, -tik], ana·glypti·cal adjective
• a·nag·ly·phy [uh, -, nag, -l, uh, -fee, an, -, uh, -glif-ee], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of anaglyph¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of anaglyph¹

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

Example Sentences

The anaglyph was peculiar to the Egyptian priests; the hieroglyph generally known to the well educated.

From Project Gutenberg

If he had been a priest of Serapis for fifty years, he could not have known the Anaglyph better!

From Project Gutenberg

The anaglyph was peculiar to the Egyptian priests—the hieroglyph generally known to the well educated.

From Project Gutenberg

If he had been a priest of Serapis for fifty years he could not have known the anaglyph better.

From Project Gutenberg