Meanings
nounanaglyph (plural anaglyphs)
plural anaglyphs
- A decorative ornament worked in low relief or bas relief, such as a piece of cameo jewelry.
- A matched pair of images designed to produce a three-dimensional effect when viewed using spectacles that have usually one red and one bluish-green lens, corresponding to the colors of the pairs of images.
Origin
- Ancient Greekἀναγλυφή“work in low relief”
- Englishanaglyph
From Ancient Greek ἀναγλυφή (anagluphḗ, “work in low relief”); from ανα- (ana-, “up”) + γλῠ́φειν (glŭ́phein, “carve out”). By surface analysis, ana- + glyph.
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French anaglyphe
- anaglyphematched pair of images designed to produce a three-dimensional effect
German Anaglyphe, Anaglyphenbild
- Anaglyphematched pair of images designed to produce a three-dimensional effect
- Anaglyphenbildmatched pair of images designed to produce a three-dimensional effect
Italian anaglifo
- anaglifomatched pair of images designed to produce a three-dimensional effect
Polish anaglif, anaglif
- anaglifdecorative ornament
- anaglifmatched pair of images designed to produce a three-dimensional effect
Portuguese anaglifo
- anaglifomatched pair of images designed to produce a three-dimensional effect
Spanish anaglifo
- anaglifomatched pair of images designed to produce a three-dimensional effect
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anaglyph. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anaglyph
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Chicago
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