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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