deformation

2 definitions found

deformation - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
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     2. Transformation; change of shape.
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deformation - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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]