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Definition: Anamorphosis |
AnamorphosisNoun1. 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. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Etymology: Anamorphosis \An`a*mor"pho*sis\, noun. [from Greek expression, from to form anew; again to form; form.]. (references) |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
In drawing, anamorphosis refers to the representation of an object as seen, for instance, altered by reflexion in a mirror.In botany, anamorphosis refers to an abnormal change giving the appearance, of a different species, as in the case of fungi or lichens.
This entry was taken and edited from the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Anamorphosis."
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Distortion | Distortion, detortion, contortion; twist, crookedness; (obliquity); grimace; deformity; malformation, malconformation; harelip; monstrosity, misproportion, want of symmetry, anamorphosis; ugliness; talipes; teratology. |
Misrepresentation | Noun: misrepresentation, distortion, caricatura, exaggeration; daubing; Verb: bad likeness, daub, sign painting; scratch, caricature; anamorphosis; burlesque, falsification, misstatement; parody, lampoon, take-off, travesty. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Anamorphosis |
| English words defined with "anamorphosis": Anamorphosy. (references) |
| Domain | Title |
Books | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
anamorphosis | 7 |
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| Language | Translations for "anamorphosis"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Arabic | التحليل النفساني. (various references) | |
Danish | anamorfose. (various references) | |
Dutch | anamorphosis, anamorfose, misvorming (abnormality, abnormity). (various references) | |
French | anamorphose. (various references) | |
German | Anamorphosis. (various references) | |
Greek | αναμόρφωση (reformation). (various references) | |
Italian | anamorfosi. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | anamorphosisay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | anamorfose. (various references) | |
Spanish | anamorfosis. (various references) | |
Vietnamese | hình méo mó. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Words rhyming with "anamorphosis" (pronounced 'An`a*mor"pho*sis'): Abiogenesis, Absis, Actinomycosis, Adenosclerosis, Adipolysis, AEsthesis, Agamogenesis, Agenesis, Agennesis, Albuminosis, Amanuensis, Amaurosis, Amitosis, Ampelopsis, Amphiarthrosis, Amphigenesis, Amylogenesis, Amylolysis, Anabasis, Anacoenosis, Anacrusis, Anadiplosis, Anaesthesis, Anagnorisis, Anamnesis, Anapophysis, Anastomosis, Anemosis, Angioneurosis, Ankylostomiasis, Antanaclasis, Anthesis, Anthracosis, Anthropomorphosis, Antimetathesis, Antiperistasis, Antiphrasis, Antiptosis, Antipyresis, Antisepsis, Antithesis, Aparithmesis, Aphaeresis, Apheresis, Aphesis, Apodosis, Aponeurosis, Apophasis, Apophysis, Aposiopesis. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-h-i-m-n-o-o-p-r-s-s" | |
-1 letter: oarsmanship. | |
-3 letters: anoopsias, aphorisms, isomorphs, mariposas. | |
-4 letters: amphoras, anaphors, anoopsia, anopsias, anosmias, aphonias, aphorism, harpoons, isomorph, mahonias, mariposa, morphias, morphins, paisanos, piranhas, prosaism, prosomas, rampions, shampoos, sopranos. | |
-5 letters: ahimsas, amorino, amphora, anaphor, anopias, anopsia, anosmia, aphonia, ariosos, arshins, ashrams, hansoms, harmins, harpins, harpoon, mahonia, marinas, maroons, mishaps, mohairs, moonish, moorish, morions, morphia, morphin, morphos. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-h-i-m-n-o-o-p-r-s-s" | |
+2 letters: mastigophorans. | |
+3 letters: pharmacognosies. | |
+4 letters: anthropopathisms. | |
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