NOUN | process | anamorphosis, anamorphism | the evolution of one type of organism from another by a long series of gradual changes |
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artifact | anamorphosis, anamorphism | 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 | anamorphism | |
Broader | evolution, organic evolution, phylogeny, phylogenesis | (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms |
Adjectives | anamorphic | pertaining to gradual evolution from one type of organism to another |
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 | anamorphism | |
Broader | copy | A thing made to be similar or identical to another thing |
Spanish | anamorfosis | |
Catalan | anamorfosi | |
Adjectives | anamorphic | pertaining to a kind of distorting optical system |
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