anamorphic

1. 1.

   pertaining to gradual evolution from one type of organism to another
2. 2.

   pertaining to a kind of distorting optical system

   “an anamorphic lense”

Questions about anamorphic

What does anamorphic mean?

anamorphic means "pertaining to gradual evolution from one type of organism to another". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in anamorphic?

anamorphic has 4 syllables: a-na-mor-phic. The stress falls on "mor".

Is anamorphic a common word?

anamorphic is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.