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deformation |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: deformation n 1: a change for the worse [syn: {distortion}] 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., oneself) [syn: {contortion}]
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