"anamorphosis" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: anamorphoses [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀναμόρφωσις (anamórphōsis). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|ἀναμόρφωσις}} Ancient Greek ἀναμόρφωσις (anamórphōsis) Head templates: {{en-noun|~|anamorphoses}} anamorphosis (countable and uncountable, plural anamorphoses)
  1. A distorted image of an object that may be viewed correctly from a specific angle or with a specific mirror. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (distorted image that may be viewed correctly from a specific angle or with a specific mirror): anamorphose [feminine] (French), Anamorphose [feminine] (German), anamorfosi [feminine] (Italian), واریختسازی (vârixt-sâzi) (Persian), anamorfoza [feminine] (Polish), anamorfose [feminine] (Portuguese), anamorfoză [feminine] (Romanian), anamorfosis [feminine] (Spanish), anamorfos [common-gender] (Swedish), anamorfoz (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-anamorphosis-en-noun-zscO3ywP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 6 32 36 Disambiguation of 'distorted image that may be viewed correctly from a specific angle or with a specific mirror': 90 4 3 4
  2. The use of this kind of image distortion. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-anamorphosis-en-noun-cqZ75d6o
  3. (biology) A form of limited metamorphosis in some arthropods. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-anamorphosis-en-noun-MVfQiWHo Categories (other): Biology, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 6 32 36 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
  4. (mycology, lichenology) An abnormal form of some lichens or fungi that gives the appearance of a different species. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-anamorphosis-en-noun-VRansVpG Categories (other): Lichenology, Mycology, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 6 32 36 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 22 3 23 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 3 30 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 2 30 40 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 22 4 22 52 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 22 5 22 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 21 5 21 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 22 5 22 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 24 5 25 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 20 4 20 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 24 5 24 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 21 3 22 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 24 4 24 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 24 4 24 49 Topics: biology, botany, lichenology, mycology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: anamorphoscope, euanamorphosis, hemianamorphosis, teloanamorphosis Related terms: anamorphic

Inflected forms

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