anamorphosis

noun (plural anamorphoses /-fəˌsēz/)

• 1a distorted projection or drawing that appears normal when viewed from a particular point or with a suitable mirror or lens.
• the process by which anamorphic images are produced.

• 2 Biology a gradual, ascending progression or change of form to a higher type.
• development of the adult form through a series of small changes, especially in some arthropods, the acquisition of additional body segments after hatching.