(1):
(n.) A distorted or monstrous projection or representation of an image on a plane or curved surface, which, when viewed from a certain point, or as reflected from a curved mirror or through a polyhedron, appears regular and in proportion; a deformation of an image.
(2):
(n.) Same as Anamorphism, 2.
(3):
(n.) A morbid or monstrous development, or change of form, or degeneration.