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anaglyphy

anaglyphy

9.9
A way of making pictures look three-dimensional using red and blue glasses
  • noun
  • /ˈænəˌɡlɪfi/
  • Specialized
translation icon : anaglifo
  • Early comic books experimented with anaglyphy to give readers an illusion of depth.

Examples

  • The movie used anaglyphy to create stunning 3D effects visible with special glasses.

  • Modern virtual reality rarely relies on anaglyphy, preferring other stereoscopic techniques.

  • The anaglyphy technique creates stunning 3D images.

  • I love watching movies with anaglyphy effects.

  • The movie used anaglyphy to create stunning 3D effects visible with special glasses.

  • Early comic books experimented with anaglyphy to give readers an illusion of depth.

  • Modern virtual reality rarely relies on anaglyphy, preferring other stereoscopic techniques.

Synonyms

stereoscopy
vsanaglyphy
  • Specialized
9.4

A method that makes pictures look three-dimensional by giving each eye a slightly different view

is the specific color based method using contrasting colors and colored lens glasses

How Three-Dimensional

holography
  • Specialized
1 8.4
stereoscopy
  • Specialized
9.4
anaglyphy
  • Specialized
9.9
printing
31 1.0

Surface Forms

anaglyphy singular
anaglyphies plural

Morphology

anaglyphy = anaglyph (semi-transparent) = anaglyph + y

Formed from the technical noun 'anaglyph' with the suffix '-y' to denote a quality or process; composition is regular but the term and the suffixal meaning are specialized and may not be clear to general learners.

Etymology

The word anaglyphy comes from Greek parts ana- meaning 'up' and -glyph meaning 'carving', the same root you see in hieroglyph. Think of a picture made in layers like a small carved image, and that is why anaglyphy makes flat pictures look 3D when you use colored glasses.