An`a*mor"pho*sis (#), n. [Gr. , fr. to form anew; again + to form; form.]

1. Persp.

A distorted or monstrous projection or representation of an image on a plane or curved surface, which, when viewed from a certain point, or as reflected from a curved mirror or through a polyhedron, appears regular and in proportion; a deformation of an image.

2. Biol.

Same as Anamorphism, 2.

3. Bot.

A morbid or monstrous development, or change of form, or degeneration.


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