anamorphoscope

American

[an-uh-mawr-fuh-skohp] / ˌæn əˈmɔr fəˌskoʊp /

noun

a curved mirror or other optical device for giving a correct image of a picture or the like distorted by anamorphosis.

anamorphoscope British

/ ˌænəˈmɔːfəˌskəʊp /

noun

an optical device, such as a cylindrical lens, for correcting an image that has been distorted by anamorphosis

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Etymology

Origin of anamorphoscope

First recorded in 1880–85; anamorpho(sis) + -scope

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Called resoundingly an "anamorphoscope," it is a highly corrected cylindrical lens that views a wide field and compresses it laterally into an almost square picture on the standard 35-mm. film.

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