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ANAMORPHIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pertaining to a kind of distorting optical system
Example:
an anamorphic lense
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
anamorphosis (a distorted projection or perspective; especially an image distorted in such a way that it becomes visible only when viewed in a special manner)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Pertaining to gradual evolution from one type of organism to another
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
anamorphosis (the evolution of one type of organism from another by a long series of gradual changes)
