deformation

Noun
  1. A change for the worse (synset 107448573)
    is a type of: damage, harm, impairment - the occurrence of a change for the worse
    subtypes: warp, warping - a moral or mental distortion
    same as: distortion
  2. Alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it (synset 107372660)
    is a type of: alteration, change, modification - an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
    subtypes:
    • 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
  3. The act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself) (synset 100405547)
    is a type of: change of shape - an action that changes the shape of something
    same as: contortion

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