anamorphoscope

noun

ana·​mor·​pho·​scope

-fəˌskōp

plural -s

: an optical device consisting usually of a cylindrical mirror or lens that restores to its normal proportions an image distorted by anamorphosis

Word History

Etymology

anamorphosis + -scope

First Known Use

circa 1884, in the meaning defined above

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