əˈmɔr noun, plural an·a·mor·pho·ses 
[an-uh-mawr-fuh-seez, -mawr-foh-seez] .
[an-uh-mawr-fuh-seez, -mawr-foh-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.
Zoology, Entomology. 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.
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| —n , pl -ses | |
| 1. | optics |
| a. an image or drawing distorted in such a way that it becomes recognizable only when viewed in a specified manner or through a special device | |
| b. the process by which such images or drawings are produced | |
| 2. | the evolution of one type of organism from another by a series of gradual changes |
| [C18: from Greek, from anamorphoun to transform, from morphē form, shape] | |
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