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anamorphoscope
[ an-uh-mawr-fuh-skohp ]
/ ˌæn əˈmɔr fəˌskoʊp /
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noun
a curved mirror or other optical device for giving a correct image of a picture or the like distorted byanamorphosis.
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Origin of anamorphoscope
First recorded in 1880–85; anamorpho(sis) + -scope
Words nearby anamorphoscope
anamnestic reaction, anamniote, anamorphic, anamorphic lens, anamorphism, anamorphoscope, anamorphosis, ananas, Anancy, ananda, anandamide
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British Dictionary definitions for anamorphoscope
anamorphoscope
/ (ˌænəˈmɔːfəˌskəʊp) /
noun
an optical device, such as a cylindrical lens, for correcting an image that has been distorted by anamorphosis
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