Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun An ornament carved in low relief.
  • noun A moving or still picture consisting of two slightly different perspectives of the same subject in contrasting colors that are superimposed on each other, producing a three-dimensional effect when viewed through two correspondingly colored filters.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In photography, a kind of picture, invented by Ducos du Hauron, with two images printed nearly in superposition, one in red and the other in greenish blue. On viewing this double image through a pair of eye-glasses, one blue and the other red, the image is seen stereoscopically.
  • noun Any carving or art-work in relief, as distinguished from engraved incised work, or intaglio.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun Any sculptured, chased, or embossed ornament worked in low relief, as a cameo.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A decorative ornament worked in low relief or bas relief, such as a piece of cameo jewelry.
  • noun 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.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[From Late Latin anaglyphus, carved in low relief, from Greek anagluphos : ana-, ana- + gluphein, to carve; see gleubh- in Indo-European roots.]

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

From Ancient Greek ἀναγλυφή (anaglyphē, "work in low relief "); from ana- up + glyphein carve out

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Examples

  • That technology, known as anaglyph, has recently been used with DVD versions of 3-D movies released in theaters.

    Animators Envision 3-D TV at Home and Jerry DiColo 2009

  • These waves of films - and previous attempts at 3D-television broadcasting - used what's known as the anaglyph method of imaging.

    The Engineer - News 2010

  • Adding to the confusion, some online commentators insist inaccurately that viewers can use old-fashioned red-and-blue "anaglyph" glasses.

    Exploring a Third Dimension 2009

  • 3D movies using this technology, called anaglyph 3D, can be viewed on any TV, as long as the viewer wears the glasses.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009

  • For example, the classic red-and-blue "anaglyph" 3D glasses achieved this effect by using the colored lenses to filter red light to one eye and blue light to the other.

    PCWorld 2010

  • During their game against the San Diego Chargers at Cowboys Stadium, the Cowboys will use the giant (160 by 72-foot) video wall that hangs 90 feet above the field to show 3D "anaglyph" images that will be created using HDLogix's 2D to 3D conversion system, ImageIQ3D.

    B&C - Advertising News 2009

  • The so-called "anaglyph" technology is out of date and can distort colors but works with regular TVs.

    Local News | The Bryan College Station Eagle 2009

  • The so-called "anaglyph" technology is out of date and can distort colors but works with regular TVs.

    Examiner California Headlines 2009

  • Problem is, the TV and print commercials use the same old 3-D technology that's been around since the 1950s - "anaglyph" glasses with blue and red cellophane lenses that make your brain re-focus blurry images to lend an impression of depth.

    JournalStar.com - News Articles 2009

  • There is even a technical description with fancy words like "anaglyph".

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009

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  • When this age is done (and God speed!)

    What monument fits Donald's deed?

    A faint anaglyph

    Carved in some cliff

    In lowest relief fills the need.

    August 28, 2017