| 单词 | anamorphosis |
| 释义 | anamorphosis /an'euh mawr"feuh sis, -mawr foh"sis/, n. , pl. anamorphoses /-seez', -seez/. 1. a drawing presenting a distorted image that appears in natural form under certain conditions, as when viewed at a raking angle or reflected from a curved mirror. 2. the method of producing such a drawing. 3. Zool. , Entomol. the gradual change in form from one type to another during the evolution of a group of organisms. 4. (in certain arthropods) metamorphosis in which body parts or segments are added to those already present. [1720-30; < Gk, equiv. to anamorpho- (var. s. of anamorphoûn to transform; see ANA-, MORPHO-) + -sis -SIS] |
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