deformation
n 1: a change for the worse [syn: distortion, deformation]
2: alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a
result of the application of stress to it
3: the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something
(e.g., yourself) [syn: contortion, deformation]
deformation nounDate: 15th century 1. alteration of form or shape;
also the product of such alteration 2. the action of
deforming ; the state of being deformed 3. change for the
worse • deformationaladjective
deformation n. 1 disfigurement. 2 Physics a (often foll. by of) change in shape. b a quantity representing the amount of this change. 3 a perverted form of a word (e.g. dang for
damn). Derivatives: deformational adj. Etymology: ME f. OF deformation or L deformatio (as DEFORM)
deformation
ˌdi:fɔ:ˈmeɪʃən n. 1 disfigurement. 2 Physics a (often foll. by
of) change in shape. b a quantity representing the amount of this change. 3
a perverted form of a word (e.g. dang for damn). øødeformational adj. [ME
f. OF deformation or L deformatio (as DEFORM)]
Deformation \Def`or*ma"tion\, n. [L. deformatio: cf. F.
d['e]formation.]
1. The act of deforming, or state of anything deformed. --Bp.
Hall.
2. Transformation; change of shape.
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