DEFORMATION | • deformation n. The act of deforming, or state of being deformed. • deformation n. A transformation; change of shape. • DEFORMATION n. alteration of form or shape. |
DEFORMATIONAL | • deformational adj. Pertaining to, due to, or causing deformation. • DEFORMATIONAL adj. relating to deformation. |
DEFORMATIONS | • deformations n. Plural of deformation. • DEFORMATION n. alteration of form or shape. |
DEFORMATIVE | • DEFORMATIVE adj. tending to deform. |
PREFORMATION | • preformation n. Prior formation. • preformation n. (Biology, historical) The theory that organisms are fully developed in the form of an egg or seed, and… • PREFORMATION n. previous formation. |
PREFORMATIONISM | • preformationism n. (Biology) the theory that all organisms start their existence already in a predetermined form upon conception… • PREFORMATIONISM n. the now exploded theory that the plant or animal (and therefore all its descendants) is already preformed in the germ. |
PREFORMATIONIST | • preformationist n. (Biology, historical) A proponent of the theory of preformationism. • PREFORMATIONIST adj. relating to preformation. |
PREFORMATIONS | • preformations n. Plural of preformation. • PREFORMATION n. previous formation. |
PREFORMATIVE | • preformative n. Chiefly in Semitic languages: a formative letter, syllable, etc., at the beginning of a word. • preformative adj. Of or pertaining to preformation. • preformative adj. Of a thing: forming or affecting something that comes later. |
PREFORMATIVES | • preformatives n. Plural of preformative. • PREFORMATIVE n. a prefixture in Semitic languages. |
REFORMATION | • reformation n. An improvement (or an intended improvement) in the existing form or condition of institutions or practices… • reformation n. (Law) Change or correction, by a court in equity, to a written instrument to conform to the original… • Reformation prop.n. (Historical) The religious movement initiated in the 16th century against the Roman Catholic Church. |
REFORMATIONAL | • reformational adj. Of or pertaining to reformation. • REFORMATIONAL adj. relating to reformation. |
REFORMATIONIST | • REFORMATIONIST n. a supporter of reformation. |
REFORMATIONISTS | • REFORMATIONIST n. a supporter of reformation. |
REFORMATIONS | • reformations n. Plural of reformation. • re-formations n. Plural of re-formation. • REFORMATION n. the act of reforming. |
REFORMATIVE | • reformative adj. That serves to reform or correct. • REFORMATIVE adj. intended or tending to reform. |