deformación

Definitions of deformación
  1. noun
    the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself)
    synonyms: contorsión
  2. noun
    the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
    synonyms: tergiversación, torcimiento, torsión
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    type of:
    falsedad, falsificación
    a willful perversion of facts
  3. noun
    alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it
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    types:
    sobresfuerzo
    too much strain
    type of:
    cambio, modificación
    an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
  4. noun
    a change for the worse
    synonyms: distorsión
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    types:
    alabeo
    a moral or mental distortion
    type of:
    daño
    the occurrence of a change for the worse
  5. noun
    a shape resulting from distortion
    synonyms: distorsión
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    types:
    contorsión, sinuosidad, tortuosidad
    a tortuous and twisted shape or position
    type of:
    forma
    the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance
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