noun ·same·as anamorphism, 2.
2. anamorphosis ·noun a morbid or monstrous development, or change of form, or degeneration.
3. anamorphosis ·noun a distorted or monstrous projection or representation of an image on a plane or curved surface, which, when viewed from a certain point, or as reflected from a curved mirror or through a polyhedron, appears regular and in proportion; a deformation of an image.