Anamorphism

/ænəˈmɔːrfɪzəm/ noun

In art, the technique of creating images that appear distorted but resolve into recognizable form when viewed from a specific angle or reflection; in biology, the process of gradual change or transformation in form.

From 'anamorphic' + '-ism' (system, practice, or condition). The art technique term emerged in Renaissance art history; the biological term developed in evolutionary biology.

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