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c black contorsion [kɔ̃tɔʀsjɔ̃]feminine noun━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✎ Le mot anglais se termine par - tion.* * *kɔ̃tɔʀsjɔ̃nom féminin lit, fig contortion* * *kɔ̃tɔʀsjɔ̃ nf* * *[kɔ̃tɔrsjɔ̃] nom féminin -
3 décomposition
décomposition [dekɔ̃pozisjɔ̃]feminine noun( = pourriture) decomposition ; [de société] breakdown* * *dekɔ̃pozisjɔ̃1) ( de matière) decomposition2) ( de société) disintegration* * *dekɔ̃pozisjɔ̃ nf1) [organisme] decompositionen décomposition — in a state of decay, decomposing
2) (analytique) breakdown3) CHIMIE, [molécule] decomposition4) MATHÉMATIQUE, [expression] decomposition* * *1 ( putréfaction) decomposition; en décomposition decomposing;3 ( altération passagère) la décomposition de son visage or de ses traits his/her distraught face;4 (de phrase, raisonnement, mouvement) breaking down (de into);[dekɔ̃pozisjɔ̃] nom féminin2. PHYSIQUE [de la lumière] dispersion[d'une force] resolution6. [pourrissement - de la matière organique] decomposition, decay, rot ; [ - de la société] decline, decay, decadencea. [cadavre] decomposing, decaying, rottingb. [société] declining, decaying7. [altération - des traits] contortion
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Contortion — Con*tor tion (k[o^]n*t[^o] sh[u^]n), 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. [1913 Webster] All the contortions of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
contortion — index distortion Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
contortion — early 15c., from M.Fr. contorsion or directly from L. contortionem (nom. contorsio), noun of action from contort , pp. stem of contorquere (see CONTORT (Cf. contort)) … Etymology dictionary
contortion — [n] distortion, mutilation anamorphosis, crookedness, deformation, deformity, dislocation, grimace, malformation, misproportion, misshapement, pout, twist, ugliness, unsightliness, wryness; concepts 436,580 Ant. beauty, smoothness … New thesaurus
contortion — [kən tôr′shən] n. [ME contorsioun] 1. a contorting or being contorted, esp. of the face or body 2. a contorted condition or position contortive adj … English World dictionary
Contortion — For the band, see The Contortions. Contortionist performing … Wikipedia
Contortion — Kontorsionistin Der Begriff Kontorsion (lat. „contortio“ = Drehung, Windung) beschreibt eine Form von Akrobatik Vorführungen, bei welcher der Artist seinen Körper in Positionen verbiegt, die für die meisten Menschen unerreichbar scheinen.… … Deutsch Wikipedia
contortion — contortional, adj. contortioned, adj. /keuhn tawr sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of contorting. 2. the state of being contorted. 3. a contorted position. 4. something contorted or twisted, as in position or meaning: His account of the incident … Universalium
contortion — UK [kənˈtɔː(r)ʃ(ə)n] / US [kənˈtɔrʃ(ə)n] noun [countable] Word forms contortion : singular contortion plural contortions 1) the process of twisting your face or body into a shape that is not natural, or the positions into which they have been… … English dictionary
contortion — con|tor|tion [kənˈto:ʃən US o:r ] n 1.) a twisted position or movement that looks surprising or strange ▪ I could not force my body into the contortions required by classical ballet. ▪ facial contortions 2.) [U] when something is twisted so that… … Dictionary of contemporary English
contortion — noun (U) 1 the act of twisting something so that it does not have its normal shape, and looks strange or unattractive, or the fact of being twisted in this way: the involuntary contortion of muscles brought on by the illness 2 (C) a twisted… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English