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ลองค้นหาคำในรูปแบบอื่น ๆ เพื่อให้ได้ผลลัพธ์มากขึ้นหรือน้อยลง: -defor-, *defor*
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WordNet (3.0)
deforest(v) remove the trees from, Syn. disforest, disafforest, Example: The landscape was deforested by the enemy attacks
deforestation(n) the state of being clear of trees
deforestation(n) the removal of trees, Syn. disforestation
deform(v) make formless, Example: the heat deformed the plastic sculpture
deform(v) become misshapen, Example: The sidewalk deformed during the earthquake
deform(v) alter the shape of (something) by stress, Syn. strain, distort, Example: His body was deformed by leprosy
deformation(n) alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it
deformational(adj) relating to or causing change in either shape or size of a material body or geometric figure
deformity(n) an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed, Syn. malformation, misshapenness

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
Deforce

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Deforced p. pr. & vb. n. Deforcing. ] [ OF. deforcier; de- or des- (L. de or dis-) + forcier, F. forcer. See Force, v. ] (Law) (a) To keep from the rightful owner; to withhold wrongfully the possession of, as of lands or a freehold. (b) (Scots Law) To resist the execution of the law; to oppose by force, as an officer in the execution of his duty. Burrill. [ 1913 Webster ]

Deforcement

n. [ OF. ] (Law) (a) A keeping out by force or wrong; a wrongful withholding, as of lands or tenements, to which another has a right. (b) (Scots Law) Resistance to an officer in the execution of law. Burrill. [ 1913 Webster ]

Deforceor

n. Same as Deforciant. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Deforciant

n. [ OF. deforciant, p. pr. of deforcier. See Deforce. ] (Eng. Law) (a) One who keeps out of possession the rightful owner of an estate. (b) One against whom a fictitious action of fine was brought. [ Obs. ] Burrill. [ 1913 Webster ]

Deforciation

n. (Law) Same as Deforcement, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

Deforest

v. t. To clear of forests; to disforest. U. S. Agric. Reports. [ 1913 Webster ]

Deform

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Deformed p. pr. & vb. n. Deforming. ] [ L. deformare; de- + formare to form, shape, fr. forma: cf. F. déformer. See Form. ] 1. To spoil the form of; to mar in form; to misshape; to disfigure. [ 1913 Webster ]

Deformed, unfinished, sent before my time
Into this breathing world. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To render displeasing; to deprive of comeliness, grace, or perfection; to dishonor. [ 1913 Webster ]

Above those passions that this world deform. Thomson. [ 1913 Webster ]

Deform

a. [ L. deformis; de- + forma form: cf. OF. deforme, F. difforme. Cf. Difform. ] Deformed; misshapen; shapeless; horrid. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Sight so deform what heart of rock could long
Dry-eyed behold? Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Deformation

n. [ L. deformatio: cf. F. déformation. ] 1. The act of deforming, or state of anything deformed. Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Transformation; change of shape. [ 1913 Webster ]

deformational

adj. 1. of or pertaining to deformation (in all senses). [ WordNet 1.5 ]

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary
Deformation { f }; Verzerrung { f }strain [Add to Longdo]
deformierendmisshaping [Add to Longdo]
deformiertmisshaped; misshapen [Add to Longdo]

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