| 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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