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anaglyphy

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an⋅a⋅glyph

[an-uh-glif]
–noun
1. an ornament sculptured or embossed in low relief, as a cameo.
2. Optics. a composite picture printed in two colors that produces a three-dimensional image when viewed through spectacles having lenses of corresponding colors.

Origin:
1645–55; < Gk anáglyphos wrought in low relief. See ana-, glyph


an⋅a⋅glyph⋅ic, an⋅a⋅glyph⋅i⋅cal, an⋅a⋅glyp⋅tic [an-uh-glip-tik] , an⋅a⋅glyp⋅ti⋅cal, adjective
a⋅nag⋅ly⋅phy [uh-nag-luh-fee, an-uh-glif-ee] , noun
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