| NOUN | event | deformation, distortion | a change for the worse |
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| event | deformation | alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it | |
| act | deformation, contortion | the act of twisting or deforming the shape / shape of something (e.g., yourself) |
| Sounds | diy.faormey'shahn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | A change for the worse. | |
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| Synonym | distortion | |
| Narrower | warp, warping | A moral or mental distortion |
| Broader | damage, harm, impairment | The occurrence of a change for the worse |
| Spanish | deformación, distorsión | |
| Catalan | deformació, distorsió | |
| Verbs | deform | become misshapen |
| Meaning | alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it. | |
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| Narrower | shear | (physics) a deformation of an object in which parallel planes remain parallel but are shifted in a direction parallel to themselves |
| strain | (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces | |
| Broader | change, alteration, modification | An event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another |
| Spanish | deformación | |
| Catalan | deformació | |
| Adjectives | deformational | relating to or causing change in either shape or size of a material body or geometric figure |
| Verbs | deform | become misshapen |
| deform | alter the shape of (something) by stress | |
| deform | assume a different shape or form | |
| deform | make formless | |
| deform | cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked / crooked or angular form | |
| deform | twist and press out of shape | |
| Meaning | The act of twisting or deforming the shape / shape of something (e.g., yourself). | |
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| Synonym | contortion | |
| Broader | change of shape | An action / action that changes the shape / shape of something |
| Spanish | contorsión, deformación | |
| Catalan | contorsió, deformació | |
| Adjectives | deformational | relating to or causing change in either shape or size of a material body or geometric figure |
| Verbs | deform | cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked / crooked or angular form |
| deform | twist and press out of shape | |
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