ˌanəˈmȯrfəsə̇s sometimes -ˌmȯrˈfō- noun
( plural anamorpho·ses -ˌsēz)
Etymology: Middle Greek anamorphōsis, from Late Greek anamorphoun to transform (from Greek ana- + morphoun to form, from morphē shape) + Greek -sis — more at form
1.
a. : an image produced by a distorting optical system or by some other method that renders the image unrecognizable unless viewed by the proper restoring device
b. : the process of making such distorted images
2. : a gradually ascending progression or change of form from one type to another in the evolution of a group of animals or plants ; especially : the acquisition in certain arthropods of additional body segments after hatching