anamorphic system
anamorphic system
[¦an·ə¦mȯr·fik ′sis·təm] (optics)
An optical system incorporating a cylindrical surface in which the image is distorted so that the angle of coverage in a direction perpendicular to the cylinder is different for the image than for the object.
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