Anamese
(An`a*mese") a. Of or pertaining to Anam, to southeastern Asia. — n. A native of Anam.
Anamnesis
(||An`am*ne"sis) n. [Gr. fr. to remind, recall to memory; + to put in mind.] (Rhet.) A recalling
to mind; recollection.
Anamnestic
(An`am*nes"tic) a. Aiding the memory; as, anamnestic remedies.
Anamniotic
(An*am`ni*ot"ic) a. (Anat.) Without, or not developing, an amnion.
Anamorphism
(An`a*mor"phism) n. [Gr. again + form.]
1. A distorted image.
2. (Biol.) A gradual progression from one type to another, generally ascending. Huxley.
Anamorphosis
(An`a*mor"pho*sis) n. [Gr. fr. to form anew; again + to form; form.]
1. (Persp.) 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. (Biol.) Same as Anamorphism, 2.
3. (Bot.) A morbid or monstrous development, or change of form, or degeneration.
Anamorphosy
(An`a*mor"pho*sy) n. Same as Anamorphosis.
Anan
(A*nan") interj. [See Anon.] An expression equivalent to What did you say? Sir? Eh? [Obs.]
Shak.
Ananas
(||A*na"nas) n. [Sp. ananas, from the native American name.] (Bot.) The pineapple (Ananassa
sativa).
Anandrous
(An*an"drous) a. [Gr. 'an priv. + 'andh`r a man.] (Bot.) Destitute of stamens, as certain
female flowers.
Anangular
(An*an"gu*lar) a. [Gr. 'an priv. + E. angular.] Containing no angle. [R.]
Anantherous
(An*an"ther*ous) a. [Gr. 'an priv. + E. anther.] (Bot.) Destitute of anthers. Gray.
Ananthous
(An*an"thous) a. [Gr. 'an priv. + 'a`nqos a flower.] (Bot.) Destitute of flowers; flowerless.
Anapæst
(An`a*pæst An`a*pæs"tic) Same as Anapest, Anapestic.
Anapest
(An"a*pest) n. [L. anapaestus, Gr. an anapest, i.e., a dactyl reserved, or, as it were, struck
back; fr. back + to strike.]
1. (Pros.) A metrical foot consisting of three syllables, the first two short, or unaccented, the last long,
or accented (&ssmile &ssmile -); the reverse of the dactyl. In Latin de- i-tas, and in English in-ter-
vene'b6, are examples of anapests.
2. A verse composed of such feet.
Anapestic
(An`a*pes"tic) a. [L. anapaesticus, Gr. .] Pertaining to an anapest; consisting of an anapests; as,
an anapestic meter, foot, verse. — n. Anapestic measure or verse.
Anapestical
(An`a*pes"tic*al) a. Anapestic.
