'Deformation' definitions:
Definition of 'deformation'
(from WordNet)
noun
A change for the worse [syn: distortion, deformation]
noun
Alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it
noun
The act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself) [syn: contortion, deformation]
Definition of 'Deformation'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Transformation; change of shape. [1913 Webster]