deformation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: deformation	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for deformation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
deformation n a change for the worse Synonym(s): distortion, deformation alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself) Synonym(s): contortion, deformation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Deformation \Def`or*ma"tion\, n. [L. deformatio: cf. F. d[82]formation.] 1. The act of deforming, or state of anything deformed. --Bp. Hall. 2. Transformation; change of shape.