- distortion, deformation - a change for the worse
--1 is a kind of damage, harm, impairment
--1 has particulars: warp, warpingDerived form: verb deform4 - deformation - alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it
--2 is a kind of change, alteration, modification
--2 has particulars: shear; strainDerived forms: verb deform2, verb deform3, verb deform1, verb deform6, verb deform5, verb deform4 - contortion, deformation - the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself)
--3 is a kind of change of shape
Derived forms: verb deform2, verb deform3