anamorphosis

/ˌænəˈmɔrfəsəs/
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Other forms: anamorphoses

Definitions of anamorphosis
  1. noun
    a distorted projection or perspective; especially an image distorted in such a way that it becomes visible only when viewed in a special manner
    synonyms: anamorphism
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    type of:
    copy
    a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing
  2. noun
    the evolution of one type of organism from another by a long series of gradual changes
    synonyms: anamorphism
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    type of:
    evolution, organic evolution, phylogenesis, phylogeny
    (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms
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