Anamorphosis
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Anamorphosis or anamorphism may refer to any of the following:
- AnamorphosisAnamorphosisAnamorphosis 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 - AnamorphismAnamorphismAnamorphosis 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 formatAnamorphic formatAnamorphic 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 widescreenAnamorphic widescreenAnamorphic 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