anamorphoscope

[ an-uh-mawr-fuh-skohp ]

noun

1. a curved mirror or other optical device for giving a correct image of a picture or the like distorted by anamorphosis.

anamorphoscope

/ ˌænəˈmɔːfəˌskəʊp /

noun

1. an optical device, such as a cylindrical lens, for correcting an image that has been distorted by anamorphosis

Word History and Origins

Origin of anamorphoscope¹

First recorded in 1880–85; anamorpho(sis) + -scope

Example Sentences

Called resoundingly an "anamorphoscope," it is a highly corrected cylindrical lens that views a wide field and compresses it laterally into an almost square picture on the standard 35-mm. film.

From Time Magazine Archive