Deformation
Pronunciation : Def`or*ma"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. deformatio: cf. F. d?formation.]
Definition : 1. The act of deforming, or state of anything deformed. Bp. Hall.
2. Transformation; change of shape.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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