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Contortion

Contortion Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Contortion? [n] the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself) [n] a tortuous and twisted shape or position; "they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs"; "the acrobat performed incredible contortions" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Contortion: crookedness \| deformation \| torsion \| tortuosity \| tortuousness Related Terms \| Find terms related to Contortion: anamorphism \| anamorphosis \| asymmetry \| buckle \| crookedness \| detorsion \| deviation \| disproportion \| distortion \| gnarl \| imbalance \| irregularity \| knot \| lopsidedness \| quirk \| screw \| torsion \| tortuosity \| turn \| twist \| unsymmetry \| warp \| wrench \| wrest \| wring See Also \| change of shape \| distorted shape \| distortion Contortion In Webster's Dictionary \Con*tor"tion\, n. [L. contortio: cf. F. contorsion. See {Contort}, and cf. {Torsion}.] A twisting; a writhing; wry motion; a twist; as, the contortion of the muscles of the face. --Swift. All the contortions of the sibyl, without the inspiration. --Burke.

Contortion Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Contortion?

[n] the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself)
[n] a tortuous and twisted shape or position; "they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs"; "the acrobat performed incredible contortions"

See Also | change of shape | distorted shape | distortion

Contortion In Webster's Dictionary

\Con*tor"tion\, n. [L. contortio: cf. F. contorsion.
See {Contort}, and cf. {Torsion}.]
A twisting; a writhing; wry motion; a twist; as, the
contortion of the muscles of the face. --Swift.

      All the contortions of the sibyl, without the
      inspiration.                             --Burke.

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