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anaglyph

an·a·glyph [ ánnə glìf ] (plural an·a·glyphs)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. carved decoration: a decoration carved in low relief, so that the shape of the design projects only slightly from the background

2. three-dimensional picture: a three-dimensional visual effect created by dyeing each of two images a different color, usually red and green, and then viewing them through complementary-colored filters, one over each eye

[Late 16th century. < Greek anagluphē "low-relief sculpture" < gluphein "carve"]

an·a·glyph·ic [ ànnə glíffik ] adjective
an·a·glyp·tic [ ànnə glíptik ] adjective
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