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déformation — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • deformation noun The act of deforming, or state of being deformed.
  • distortion noun A change that twists something out of its normal shape or meaning.
  • strain verb To injure a muscle or tendon by overstretching or overusing it.
  • warp noun A twist or distortion out of the normal or original shape.

Senses

déformation is used for these senses in English:

  • deformation The act of deforming, or state of being deformed.
  • misrepresentation Incorrect or unfaithful representation in the capacity of agent or official representative, such as of a principal in a matter of business, or of constituents in legislation.
  • strain (uncountable, engineering) A dimensionless measure of object deformation either referring to engineering strain or true strain.

deformation — full definition

  1. noun The act of deforming, or state of being deformed.
  2. noun Physically so.
  3. noun A transformation.

distortion — full definition

  1. noun A change that twists something out of its normal shape or meaning.
  2. noun Unwanted noise or crackle added to sound, or a fuzzy effect used deliberately on electric guitars.

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