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ANAGLYPH

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

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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)

Sense 2

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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))

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