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ANAGLYPH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does anaglyph mean?
• ANAGLYPH (noun)
The noun ANAGLYPH has 2 senses:
1. moving or still pictures in contrasting colors that appear three-dimensional when superimposed
2. anything carved in low relief
Familiarity information: ANAGLYPH used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Moving or still pictures in contrasting colors that appear three-dimensional when superimposed
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("anaglyph" is a kind of...):
stereo; stereoscopic photograph; stereoscopic picture (two photographs taken from slightly different angles that appear three-dimensional when viewed together)
Derivation:
anaglyphical; anaglyptic; anaglyptical (related to anaglyphs or anaglyphy)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Anything carved in low relief
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("anaglyph" is a kind of...):
glyptic art; glyptography (carvings or engravings (especially on precious stones))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "anaglyph"):
cameo (engraving or carving in low relief on a stone (as in a brooch or ring))
Derivation:
anaglyphical; anaglyptic; anaglyptical (related to anaglyphs or anaglyphy)
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