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anaglyph

anaglyph

9.9
A two-color image that looks three-dimensional when you wear red-cyan glasses
  • noun
  • /ˈænəˌɡlɪf/
  • Specialized
translation icon : anaglifo
  • A program will consist of slide shows from members or the Photographic Society of America (PSA), show and tell about equipment, or demonstrations of techniques (such as mounting slides or creating anaglyphs, etc.).
  • anaglyph image

Examples

  • The April issue contains two interesting articles, "Making Anaglyphs with Adobe Photoshop" and "Stereoscopic Video Options Expand."

    Academic text (2000)
  • Golden Age Archives has created a series of CDs with high-quality scans of these box sets and a program on each CD that allows you to view the images in different sizes, either as stereo cards or as an anaglyph (red/cyan) images.

    Academic text (2008)
  • To view the 3D movie properly, you need special anaglyph glasses that filter the colors.

  • She was amazed at how realistic the anaglyph images looked through the red and cyan lenses.

  • The museum displayed several anaglyph artworks that created a stunning three-dimensional effect.

Synonyms

stereogram
vsanaglyph
1 7.7

An image that looks three-dimensional when you look at it in a special way

is made to work with red and cyan glasses rather than viewing tricks
stereograph
vsanaglyph
  • Archaic
1 8.7

Two side-by-side pictures that make a scene look three dimensional when you view them

is a single color-overlay image designed for red and cyan glasses

How Three-Dimensional

hologram
  • Specialized
90 6.4
stereogram
1 7.7
anaglyph
  • Specialized
9.9
photograph
860 1.4
lithograph
  • Specialized
6 6.7

Surface Forms

anaglyph singular
anaglyphs plural

Morphology

anaglyph = glyph (opaque) = ana + glyph

Although built from ana- + glyph, the stereoscopic '3D image' sense is a specialized metaphorical extension, so knowing the parts will not lead learners to the technical meaning.

Etymology

Anaglyph comes from Greek parts ana- 'up' and glyphein 'to carve', the same root you see in glyph or hieroglyph. A helpful way to remember the modern meaning is to think of an anaglyph as a picture that gives a carved, 'raised' feeling of depth, so when you wear red-cyan glasses the image appears three-dimensional.