deformation

n.

1. 1. The act or process of deforming.
   2. The condition of being deformed.
2. An alteration of form for the worse.
3. Physics.
   1. An alteration of shape, as by pressure or stress.
   2. The shape that results from such an alteration.

deformational de'for·ma'tion·al adj.

(dē′fôrmā′shən)
n

A distortion; a disfigurement.

Any change of form, shape, or dimensions produced in a body by a stress or force, without a breach of the continuity of its parts.

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A change in the shape of a structure.

1. deformity, especially an alteration in shape or structure.
2. the process of adapting in shape or form.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - vansiring, misdannelse, omformning, formændring, forvrænget form af ord

Nederlands (Dutch)
misvorming, deformatie

Français (French)
n. - déformation, malformation

Deutsch (German)
n. - Deformation, Entstellung, Mißbildung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - παραμόρφωση

Italiano (Italian)
deformazione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - deformação (f)

Русский (Russian)
деформация

Español (Spanish)
n. - deformación, una forma alterada, cambio en la forma

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - deformering, missbildning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
毁坏, 畸形, 改丑

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 毀壞, 畸形, 改醜

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 모습이 망가짐, 추한 모습

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 形を変えること, 不格好, 奇形, デフォルメ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) عمليه تشويه شئ, عمليه تشوه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שינוי צורה, מום, עיווי, עיוות, שינוי לרעה‬

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