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anamorphosis
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an·a·mor·pho·sis  (n-môrf-ss)
n. pl. an·a·mor·pho·ses (-sz)
1.
a. An image that appears distorted unless it is viewed from a special angle or with a special instrument.
b. The production of such an image.
2. Evolutionary increase in complexity of form and function.

[New Latin anamorphsis, from Late Greek anamorphoun, to transform : Greek ana-, ana- + Greek morph, shape.]

anamorphosis [ˌænəˈmɔːfəsɪs -mɔːˈfəʊsɪs]
n pl -ses [-ˌsiːz]
1. (Physics / General Physics) Optics
a.  an image or drawing distorted in such a way that it becomes recognizable only when viewed in a specified manner or through a special device
b.  the process by which such images or drawings are produced
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) the evolution of one type of organism from another by a series of gradual changes
[from Greek, from anamorphoun to transform, from morphē form, shape]

anamorphosis
an abnormal change in the form of a plant that falsely gives it the appearance of a different species. — anamorphic, adj.
See also: Botany
anamorphism.
See also: Art, Form, Representation
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.anamorphosis - the evolution of one type of organism from another by a long series of gradual changes
organic evolution, phylogenesis, phylogeny, evolution - (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms
2.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
copy - a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing; "she made a copy of the designer dress"; "the clone was a copy of its ancestor"


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The disorientation is heightened by druggily saturated, overheated color and fish-eye anamorphoses that bring close closer and push distance farther away.
Another difference is that the garden works were constructed to transform in front of the viewer's eyes, like a shifting stage set, but two-dimensional anamorphoses require movement of the viewer - a literal transformation in the viewer's position in relation to the viewpoint.
In the great Pomard Hall of the museum (recently expanded by the architects Diener & Diener), several anamorphoses made of words and figures were integrated into an imaginary landscape.
 
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