anaglyptography
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀνάγλυπτος (anágluptos, “embossed”) + -γραφία (-graphía, “writing, drawing”)[1]
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɒɡɹəfi
Noun
anaglyptography (uncountable)
- The art of copying works in relief, or of engraving as to give the subject an embossed or raised appearance; used in representing coins, bas reliefs, maps etc.
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References
- ^ “anaglyptography, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1884.
- “anaglyptography”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.