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ANAMORPHOSIS (anamorphoses)

Dictionary entry overview: What does anamorphosis mean?

• ANAMORPHOSIS (noun)
The noun ANAMORPHOSIS has 2 senses:

1. the evolution of one type of organism from another by a long series of gradual changes
2. a distorted projection or perspective; especially an image distorted in such a way that it becomes visible only when viewed in a special manner

Familiarity information: ANAMORPHOSIS used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ANAMORPHOSIS (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The evolution of one type of organism from another by a long series of gradual changes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Synonyms:

anamorphism; anamorphosis

Hypernyms ("anamorphosis" is a kind of...):

evolution; organic evolution; phylogenesis; phylogeny ((biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms)

Sense 2

anamorphosis ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

A distorted projection or perspective; especially an image distorted in such a way that it becomes visible only when viewed in a special manner

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

anamorphosis; anamorphism

Hypernyms ("anamorphosis" is a kind of...):

copy (a secondary representation of an original)

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