ANAGLYPH


Meaning of ANAGLYPH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈa-nə-ˌglif ]

noun

Etymology: Late Latin anaglyphus embossed, from Greek anaglyphos, from anaglyphein to emboss, from ana- + glyphein to carve — more at cleave

Date: 1651

1. : a sculptured, chased, or embossed ornament worked in low relief

2. : a stereoscopic motion or still picture in which the right component of a composite image usually red in color is superposed on the left component in a contrasting color to produce a three-dimensional effect when viewed through correspondingly colored filters in the form of spectacles

• ana·glyph·ic ˌa-nə-ˈgli-fik adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.