Anamorphosis
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Anamorphosis or anamorphism may refer to any of the following:
  • Anamorphosis
    Anamorphosis
    Anamorphosis or anamorphism may refer to any of the following:*Anamorphosis, in art, the representation of an object as seen, for instance, altered by reflection in a mirror...

    , in art, the representation of an object as seen, for instance, altered by reflection in a mirror
  • Anamorphism
    Anamorphism
    Anamorphosis is a distorted projection or perspective requiring the viewer to use special devices or occupy a specific vantage point to reconstitute the image...

    , in computer science, is a concept from functional programming grounded in category theory
  • Anamorph, an asexual reproductive stage (morph), often mold-like. Anamorphic refers to something characterized by an anamorph or to an abnormal change giving the appearance of a different species as in the case of fungi or lichens
  • Anamorphosis (biology)
    Anamorphosis (biology)
    Anamorphosis or Anamorphogenesis refers to metamorphosis in Arthropoda that results in the addition of abdominal body segments, even after sexual maturity....

    , a limited type of metamorphosis in which an arthropod adds extra body segments during ecdysis, while retaining the same general form and habits

See also

  • Anamorphic format
    Anamorphic format
    Anamorphic format is a term that can be used either for: the cinematography technique of capturing a widescreen picture on standard 35 mm film, or other visual recording media, with a non-widescreen native aspect ratio; or a photographic projection format in which the original image requires an...

    , a widescreen film technique
  • Anamorphic widescreen
    Anamorphic widescreen
    Anamorphic widescreen, when applied to DVD manufacture, is a video process that horizontally squeezes a widescreen image so that it can be stored in a standard 4:3 aspect ratio DVD image frame. Compatible playback equipment can then re-expand the horizontal dimension to show the original widescreen...

    , a widescreen video encoding concept
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