ALL meanings of anamorphic lens
an·a·mor·phic lens
A a - noun anamorphic lens a component in the optical system of a film projector for converting standard 35mm film images into wide-screen format 3
- noun anamorphic lens a compound lens or system of lenses that compresses the camera image in the horizontal direction during filming, so that a wide-screen image can fit on the width of conventional 35-mm film. 1
- noun anamorphic lens a similar system used in projection that horizontally expands the compressed image back to its original wide-screen aspect ratio. 1