Definition of: anamorphosis

(an′ə·môr′fə·sis, -môr·fō′sis) noun
1. Optics A distorted representation of an object, unrecognizable except when viewed through a polyhedron or from a particular point, or when reflected from a specially constructed mirror, as an anamorphoscope.
2. Biol. An increase in complexity during the course of the evolution of an organism. Also call anamorphism. [ < NL < Gk. anamorphōsis < Gk. anamorphoein < ana- again + morphoein form]