déformation

Definitions of déformation
  1. noun
    an appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen
    synonyms: difformité, mutilation
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    type of:
    apparance, aspect visuel
    outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
  2. noun
    a change for the worse
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    type of:
    dommage, mal, ébranlement
    the occurrence of a change for the worse
  3. noun
    the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
    synonyms: alteration
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    type of:
    contrefaçon, falsification, imitation, plagiat
    a willful perversion of facts
  4. noun
    a shape resulting from distortion
    synonyms: distorsion
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    type of:
    forme
    the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance
  5. noun
    an action that changes the shape of something
    synonyms: changement de forme
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    courbe, virage
    the act of bending something
    bosse, enfoncement
    the act of cutting into an edge with toothlike notches or angular incisions
    saillie
    the act of projecting out from something
    élargissement
    the act of making something wider
    type of:
    changement, modification
    the action of changing something
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