deformación

f.

deformation, warping, distortion.

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deformación

► nombre femenino

1 deformation, distortion

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noun f.

1) deformation

2) distortion

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SF

1) (=alteración) [de manos, superficie] deformation; [de madera] warping

2) (Radio) distortion

3) (Mec) strain

4)

deformación profesional, -¡deja ya de hacer preguntas! -soy detective, es deformación profesional — "stop asking questions!" - "I'm a detective, it's a habit you pick up in this job"

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femenino

a) (de imagen) distortion; (de marco, riel) distortion

para evitar la deformación de la prenda — to stop the garment losing its shape

b) (de la verdad, los hechos) distortion

c) (Anat, Med) deformity

sufrió una deformación de la columna — he got a twisted spine

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= distortion, misrepresentation, perversion, whitewashing, buckle, buckling effect, malformation.

Ex. To say, however, that the Library of Congress subject headings and the application of the subject heading list serves no users is a distortion and an exaggeration.

Ex. But more to the point, the claim that 2 1/2 million jobs depend on slashing red tape is a misrepresentation of a CBI survey carried out in advance of the UK general election of 1983.

Ex. In my opinion this approach is incorrect, and the use of computers to speed up and perpetuate outdated systems is a perversion of technology.

Ex. Critics condemn the whitewashing of African American characters and storylines in daytime television serials.

Ex. The thermal deflection increased little or kept invariable with the continuous increase in temperature after the thermal buckle had occurred.

Ex. For example, a model of an aircraft wing can be 'opened-up' on the screen to examine the buckling effects of the simulated loading on the wing's internal structure.

Ex. Radiography and computer tomography scanning were performed, demonstrating malformation of the vertebral column.

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* deformación física voluntaria = self-mutilation.

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femenino

a) (de imagen) distortion; (de marco, riel) distortion

para evitar la deformación de la prenda — to stop the garment losing its shape

b) (de la verdad, los hechos) distortion

c) (Anat, Med) deformity

sufrió una deformación de la columna — he got a twisted spine

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= distortion, misrepresentation, perversion, whitewashing, buckle, buckling effect, malformation.

Ex: To say, however, that the Library of Congress subject headings and the application of the subject heading list serves no users is a distortion and an exaggeration.

Ex: But more to the point, the claim that 2 1/2 million jobs depend on slashing red tape is a misrepresentation of a CBI survey carried out in advance of the UK general election of 1983.

Ex: In my opinion this approach is incorrect, and the use of computers to speed up and perpetuate outdated systems is a perversion of technology.

Ex: Critics condemn the whitewashing of African American characters and storylines in daytime television serials.

Ex: The thermal deflection increased little or kept invariable with the continuous increase in temperature after the thermal buckle had occurred.

Ex: For example, a model of an aircraft wing can be 'opened-up' on the screen to examine the buckling effects of the simulated loading on the wing's internal structure.

Ex: Radiography and computer tomography scanning were performed, demonstrating malformation of the vertebral column.

* deformación física voluntaria = self-mutilation.

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deformación

feminine

1 (de una imagen) distortion

2 (de un marco, riel) distortion, twisting

para evitar la deformación del suéter to stop the sweater losing its shape

3 (de la verdad, los hechos) distortion

4 (Anat, Med) deformity

Compuesto:

deformación profesional

obsession with one's work

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deformación sustantivo femenino

a) (en general) distortion

b) (Anat, Med) deformity

deformación sustantivo femenino
1 deformation: tiene una deformación física, he has got a deformity
2 deformación profesional, an obsession with work and work related matters, and a tendency to view everything from a professional point of view: como tiene deformación profesional, no puede leer un libro sin ir corrigiendo las erratas, she's so obsessed with her work she can't even read a book without picking out the errors
'deformación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
distorsión
English:
deformation
- distortion
- malformation
- perversion

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deformación nf

1. [de huesos, objetos] deformation;

lávese en agua fría para evitar la deformación de la prenda wash in cold water to prevent the garment from losing shape

Comp

deformación física (physical) deformity

2. [de imágenes, figuras] distortion

3. [de la verdad, la realidad] distortion

4.

tener deformación profesional to be always acting as if one were still at work

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deformación

f deformation

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deformación nf, pl -ciones

1) : deformation

2) : distortion