Etymology * Latin: anamorphesis, from Greek ἀναμόρφωσις (anamorphōsis)** * ἀνά (aná) "up, again, back" * μορφή (morphē) "shape, form" * -σις (-sis) "action, state"
Meaning * The projection of a distorted image that appears normal when viewed from a certain angle or through a special device. * The process of transforming an image in this way.
Origin * 1650s: In the sense 'transformation of an image' (in reference to the optical illusion where a distorted picture appears normal when viewed from a certain angle). * 1660s: In the biological sense 'the development of a normal form in an embryo'. * 1901: In the figurative sense 'the representation of something in a way that exaggerates or distorts its true nature'.
Etymology From Latin anamōrphōsis transformation change Greek ἀνα ana
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