ANAMORPHOSIS
\ˌanɐmˈɔːfəsˌɪs], \ˌanɐmˈɔːfəsˌɪs], \ˌa_n_ɐ_m_ˈɔː_f_ə_s_ˌɪ_s]\
Definitions of ANAMORPHOSIS
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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a distorted projection or perspective; especially an image distorted in such a way that it becomes visible only when viewed in a special manner
By Princeton University
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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.
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Same as Anamorphism, 2.
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A morbid or monstrous development, or change of form, or degeneration.
By Oddity Software
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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.
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Same as Anamorphism, 2.
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A morbid or monstrous development, or change of form, or degeneration.
By Noah Webster.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
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n. [Greek] A distorted representation of an image on a plane or curved surface, which, viewed from a certain point, or by reflection appears in proportion a morbid development of form.
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Deformation; perspective projection, so that at one point of view, it shall appear deformed, in another, an exact representation.
By Thomas Sheridan
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