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Deformation   /dˌifɔrmˈeɪʃən/   Listen
Deformation

noun
1.
A change for the worse.  Synonym: distortion.
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).  Synonym: contortion.



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"Deformation" Quotes from Famous Books



... a plane that is parallel to the picture plane diminish in proportion as they become more distant, but do not undergo any perspective deformation; and remain in the same relation and proportion each to each as the original lines. This is called the ...
— The Theory and Practice of Perspective • George Adolphus Storey
... less fond of the arts, provided he finds in them a sincere interpretation of life. This is why the theatre, with its false values, its tinsel and affectation, has to him seemed a gross deformation of the reality, ever since the day when at Ajaccio he attended a performance of "Norma," in which the moon was represented by a round transparent disc, lit from behind by a lantern hanging at the end of a string, whose oscillation revealed by turns first the luminary and then the transparency. ...
— Fabre, Poet of Science • Dr. G.V. (C.V.) Legros


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