NOUN | process | anamorphism, anamorphosis | the evolution of one type of organism from another by a long series of gradual changes |
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process | anamorphism | metamorphism that occurs deep under the earth's surface | |
artifact | anamorphism, anamorphosis | a distorted projection or perspective |
Meaning | The evolution of one type of organism from another by a long series of gradual changes. | |
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Synonym | anamorphosis | |
Broader | evolution, organic evolution, phylogeny, phylogenesis | (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms |
Meaning | metamorphism that occurs deep under the earth's surface; changes simple minerals into complex minerals. | |
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Broader | metamorphism | change in the structure of rock / rock by natural agencies such as pressure or heat or introduction of new chemical substances |
Opposite | katamorphism | metamorphism that occurs at or near the earth's surface |
Spanish | anamorfismo | |
Catalan | anamorfisme |
Meaning | A distorted projection or perspective; especially an image distorted in such a way that it becomes visible only when viewed in a special manner. | |
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Synonym | anamorphosis | |
Broader | copy | A thing made to be similar or identical to another thing |
Spanish | anamorfosis | |
Catalan | anamorfosi |
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