Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An optical toy consisting of a vertical cylindrical mirror which gives a correct image of a distorted picture drawn at the base on a plane at right angles to the axis of the mirror. See
anamorphosis .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An instrument for restoring a picture or image distorted by anamorphosis to its normal proportions. It usually consists of a cylindrical mirror.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A mirrored device which gives a correct image of an
anamorphosis .
Etymologies
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From anamorphosis + -scope.
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