Anamorphic Definition
ănə-môrfĭk
adjective
Relating to, having, or producing different optical imaging effects along mutually perpendicular radii.
An anamorphic lens.
American Heritage
Of or having to do with anamorphosis or anamorphism.
Webster's New World
Of or relating to a widescreen film or video that has been converted to a storage format with a lower aspect ratio by shrinking the image only along the horizontal axis in order to minimize loss of resolution.
An anamorphic DVD for widescreen televisions.
American Heritage
Origin of Anamorphic
ana– –morph –ic
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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