deformation
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1. the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself) (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | change of shape, |
| definition | : | an action that changes the shape of something (noun.act) |
2. alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it (noun.event)
| hypernym | : | alteration, change, modification, |
| definition | : | an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | shear, |
| definition | : | (physics) a deformation of an object in which parallel planes remain parallel but are shifted in a direction parallel to themselves (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | strain, |
| definition | : | (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces (noun.phenomenon) |
3. a change for the worse (noun.event)
| hyponym | : | warp, warping, |
| definition | : | a moral or mental distortion (noun.event) |
4. the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself) (noun.act)
| derivation | : | contortionist, |
| definition | : | an acrobat able to twist into unusual positions (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | bend, deform, flex, turn, twist, |
| definition | : | cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | deformational, |
| definition | : | relating to or causing change in either shape or size of a material body or geometric figure (adj.pert) |
5. alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it (noun.event)
| derivation | : | deform, distort, strain, |
| definition | : | alter the shape of (something) by stress (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | deform, |
| definition | : | become misshapen (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | bend, deform, flex, turn, twist, |
| definition | : | cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | deform, |
| definition | : | make formless (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | deformational, |
| definition | : | relating to or causing change in either shape or size of a material body or geometric figure (adj.pert) |
6. a change for the worse (noun.event)
| derivation | : | deform, |
| definition | : | become misshapen (verb.change) |
7. the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself) (noun.act)
| derivation | : | contortionist, |
| definition | : | an acrobat able to twist into unusual positions (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | bend, deform, flex, turn, twist, |
| definition | : | cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | deformational, |
| definition | : | relating to or causing change in either shape or size of a material body or geometric figure (adj.pert) |
8. alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it (noun.event)
| derivation | : | deform, distort, strain, |
| definition | : | alter the shape of (something) by stress (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | deform, |
| definition | : | become misshapen (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | bend, deform, flex, turn, twist, |
| definition | : | cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | deform, |
| definition | : | make formless (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | deformational, |
| definition | : | relating to or causing change in either shape or size of a material body or geometric figure (adj.pert) |
9. a change for the worse (noun.event)
| derivation | : | deform, |
| definition | : | become misshapen (verb.change) |
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