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Anamorphosis

noun
(pl. anamorphoses)
1.
The evolution of one type of organism from another by a long series of gradual changes.  Synonym: anamorphism.
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.  Synonym: anamorphism.






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... form.] Distortion — N. distortion, detortion^, contortion; twist, crookedness &c (obliquity) 217; grimace; deformity; malformation, malconformation^; harelip; monstrosity, misproportion^, want of symmetry, anamorphosis^; ugliness &c 846; talipes^; teratology. asymmetry; irregularity. V. distort, contort, twist, warp, wrest, writhe, make faces, deform, misshape. Adj. distorted &c v.; out of shape, irregular, asymmetric, unsymmetric^, ...
— Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases: Body • Roget



Words linked to "Anamorphosis" :   phylogenesis, anamorphism, evolution, organic evolution, copy, phylogeny



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