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 

• ANAGLYPH (noun)

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)