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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. a change for the worse;
[syn: distortion, deformation]

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., yourself);
[syn: contortion, deformation]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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. [1913 Webster] 2. Transformation; change of shape. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

deformation n 1: a change for the worse [syn: distortion, deformation] 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., yourself) [syn: contortion, deformation]