deformation
noun
- a deforming or being deformed
- the result of deforming; disfigurement
- a change in form for the worse
- Physics
- the changing of form or shape, as by stress
- the changed form that results
See deformation in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(dēˌfôr-māˈshən, dĕfˌər-)
nouna. The act or process of deforming.
b. The condition of being deformed.
- An alteration of form for the worse.
- Physics
a. An alteration of shape, as by pressure or stress.
b. The shape that results from such an alteration.
Related Forms:
- deˌfor·maˈtion·al adjective
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