Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "anamorphism" tana nufin gurɓataccen hoto da ke bayyana al'ada idan an duba shi ta wani kusurwa ko tare da takamaiman na'ura, kamar ruwan tabarau ko madubi. Anamorphism kuma na iya komawa ga hanyar ƙirƙirar irin wannan gurbatattun hotuna ko kuma wata dabarar da ake amfani da ita a fannin gani ko lissafi don canza siffofi ko abubuwa. A wasu mahallin, ana iya amfani da kalmar a misaltacciya don siffanta karkatacciyar hangen nesa a kan wani batu ko batun.