anamorphicadj.

/ænəˈmɔːfɪk/

Etymology: < anamorph- (in anamorphism n.) + -ic suffix.

1. Geol. Applied to a zone characterized by anamorphism (see anamorphism n. 3).

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > [adjective] > type of zone

infraglacial1894

intraglacial1895

anamorphic1904

periglacial1923

orocratic1924

pediocratic1924

Thulean1925

palaeogeomorphic1945

1904 C. R. Van Hise Treat. Metamorphism iv. 169 The lower zone may therefore properly be called the zone of anamorphism, or anamorphic zone.

1914 H. Ries & T. L. Watson Engin. Geol. iii. 204 Anamorphic zone. The zone of anamorphism corresponds to the zone of flowage, in which there is great pressure in all directions. It is a zone of reconstruction, and is especially characterized by silication involving decarbonation, dehydration, and deoxidation.

2. Cinematogr. (See quot. 1960.)

ΚΠ

1954 New Internat. Yr. Bk. 1953 326/1 The anamorphic lens used in CinemaScope was invented by Professor Henri Chretian, a French scientist who has been working on the lens for the past twenty-five years.

1958 Engineering 21 Mar. 384/1 Anamorphic lenses are also available to provide wide-screen pictures in the home.

1960 O. Skilbeck ABC of Film & TV 9 Anamorphic, type of lens which ‘squeezes’ the width of an Angle, compared with its height, in a camera and does the converse in a Projector.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online June 2011).

单词	anamorphic
释义	anamorphicadj. /ænəˈmɔːfɪk/ Etymology: < anamorph- (in anamorphism n.) + -ic suffix. 1. Geol. Applied to a zone characterized by anamorphism (see anamorphism n. 3). ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > [adjective] > type of zone infraglacial1894 intraglacial1895 anamorphic1904 periglacial1923 orocratic1924 pediocratic1924 Thulean1925 palaeogeomorphic1945 1904 C. R. Van Hise Treat. Metamorphism iv. 169 The lower zone may therefore properly be called the zone of anamorphism, or anamorphic zone. 1914 H. Ries & T. L. Watson Engin. Geol. iii. 204 Anamorphic zone. The zone of anamorphism corresponds to the zone of flowage, in which there is great pressure in all directions. It is a zone of reconstruction, and is especially characterized by silication involving decarbonation, dehydration, and deoxidation. 2. Cinematogr. (See quot. 1960.) ΚΠ 1954 New Internat. Yr. Bk. 1953 326/1 The anamorphic lens used in CinemaScope was invented by Professor Henri Chretian, a French scientist who has been working on the lens for the past twenty-five years. 1958 Engineering 21 Mar. 384/1 Anamorphic lenses are also available to provide wide-screen pictures in the home. 1960 O. Skilbeck ABC of Film & TV 9 Anamorphic, type of lens which ‘squeezes’ the width of an Angle, compared with its height, in a camera and does the converse in a Projector. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online June 2011). < adj.1904
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