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noun

Anamorphosis n.

(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.

(Biol.) Same as Anamorphism, 2.

(Bot.) A morbid or monstrous development, or change of form, or degeneration.

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Etymology of 'Anamorphosis'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Anamorphosis" Quotes from Famous Books

... and modifications by defect or excess of the parts of the definite archetype gave rise to the different members of the group. Moreover, he confined this evolution in the strictest possible way to each group; he did not believe that what was called anamorphosis—the transition of a lower type into a higher type—ever occurred. To use his ...

— Thomas Henry Huxley; A Sketch Of His Life And Work • P. Chalmers Mitchell

... second resurrection, a general one of souls and bodies, eternally to enjoy divine glory in the presence of the Supreme Being. He alleges that the Jews alone preserve the doctrine of the unity of God. Yet their God would be deemed a very indifferent man with us: and it was to correct their anamorphosis of the Deity, that Jesus preached, as well as to establish the doctrine of a future state. However, Levi insists, that that was taught in the Old Testament, and even by Moses himself and the prophets. He agrees that an anointed prince was prophesied and promised: but ...

— Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson - Volume I • Thomas Jefferson

Words linked to "Anamorphosis" : anamorphism, phylogenesis, copy