AskDefine | Define anaglyph

Dictionary Definition

anaglyph

Noun

1 moving or still pictures in contrasting colors that appear three-dimensional when superimposed
2 anything carved in low relief

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English

Noun

  1. A decorative ornament worked in low relief.
  2. The three-dimensional effect created by spectacles that have usually one red and one bluish-green lens and a stereoscopically modified film.

Extensive Definition

Anaglyph (Greek ana+gluphein - "to carve") may refer to:
  • Anaglyph image, a method of encoding a three-dimensional image in a single picture by superimposing a pair of pictures
  • Ornament carved in low relief
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