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anamorphic

an·a·mor·phic
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-uh-mawr-fik]
    • /ˌæn əˈmɔr fɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-uh-mawr-fik]
    • /ˌæn əˈmɔr fɪk/

Definitions of anamorphic word

  • adjective anamorphic of, relating to, or caused by anamorphosis or anamorphism 3
  • adjective anamorphic of or having to do with anamorphosis or anamorphism 3
  • adjective anamorphic Optics. having or producing unequal magnifications along two axes perpendicular to each other. 1
  • adjective anamorphic of, relating to, or created by anamorphosis or anamorphism. 1
  • noun anamorphic Producing various optically distorted images. 1
  • adjective anamorphic (mycology) of or relating to the anamorph, an asexual stage in the development of certain fungi. 0

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Origin of anamorphic

First appearance:

before 1900
One of the 17% newest English words
First recorded in 1900-05; anamorph(ism) + -ic

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Parts of speech for Anamorphic

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

anamorphic popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Synonyms for anamorphic

adj anamorphic

  • wry — produced by a distortion or lopsidedness of the facial features: a wry grin.
  • gnarled — (of trees) full of or covered with gnarls; bent; twisted.
  • colored — Something that is colored a particular color is that color.
  • perverted — Pathology. changed to or being of an unnatural or abnormal kind: a perverted interest in death.
  • askew — Something that is askew is not straight or not level with what it should be level with.

adjective anamorphic

  • crooked — If you describe something as crooked, especially something that is usually straight, you mean that it is bent or twisted.
  • coloured — Something that is coloured a particular colour is that colour.

Antonyms for anamorphic

adj anamorphic

  • straight — without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path.

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