ANAMORPHISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does anamorphism mean? 

• ANAMORPHISM (noun)
  The noun ANAMORPHISM has 3 senses:

1. the evolution of one type of organism from another by a long series of gradual changes

2. metamorphism that occurs deep under the earth's surface; changes simple minerals into complex minerals

3. a distorted projection or perspective; especially an image distorted in such a way that it becomes visible only when viewed in a special manner

  Familiarity information: ANAMORPHISM used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ANAMORPHISM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The evolution of one type of organism from another by a long series of gradual changes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Synonyms:

anamorphism; anamorphosis

Hypernyms ("anamorphism" is a kind of...):

evolution; organic evolution; phylogenesis; phylogeny ((biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Metamorphism that occurs deep under the earth's surface; changes simple minerals into complex minerals

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("anamorphism" is a kind of...):

metamorphism (change in the structure of rock by natural agencies such as pressure or heat or introduction of new chemical substances)

Antonym:

katamorphism (metamorphism that occurs at or near the earth's surface; breaks down complex minerals into simpler ones)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A distorted projection or perspective; especially an image distorted in such a way that it becomes visible only when viewed in a special manner

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

anamorphism; anamorphosis

Hypernyms ("anamorphism" is a kind of...):

copy (a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing)