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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Anamorphosis \An`a*mor"pho*sis\, n. [Gr. ?, fr ? to form anew; ? again + ? to form ? form.] 1. (Persp.) A distorted or monstrous projection or representation of an image on a plane or curved surface, which when viewed from a certain point, or as reflected from a curved mirror or through a polyhedron, appears regular and in proportion; a deformation of an image. 2. (Biol.) Same as {Anamorphism}, 2. 3. (Bot.) A morbid or monstrous development, or change of form or degeneration. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: anamorphosis n 1: the evolution of one type of organism from another by a long series of gradual changes 2: an image distorted in such a way that it becomes visible only when viewed in a special manner
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