anamorphism
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1. a distorted projection or perspective; especially an image distorted in such a way that it becomes visible only when viewed in a special manner (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | copy, |
| definition | : | a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing (noun.artifact) |
2. metamorphism that occurs deep under the earth's surface; changes simple minerals into complex minerals (noun.process)
| hypernym | : | metamorphism, |
| definition | : | change in the structure of rock by natural agencies such as pressure or heat or introduction of new chemical substances (noun.process) |
3. the evolution of one type of organism from another by a long series of gradual changes (noun.process)
| hypernym | : | evolution, organic evolution, phylogenesis, phylogeny, |
| definition | : | (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms (noun.process) |
4. metamorphism that occurs deep under the earth's surface; changes simple minerals into complex minerals (noun.process)
| antonym | : | katamorphism, |
| definition | : | metamorphism that occurs at or near the earth's surface; breaks down complex minerals into simpler ones (noun.process) |
| antonym | : | katamorphism, |
| definition | : | metamorphism that occurs at or near the earth's surface; breaks down complex minerals into simpler ones (noun.process) |
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