anamorphoscope
[ 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.
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
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