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contortion::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | crookedness, torsion, tortuosity, tortuousness |
| Type of | distorted shape, distortion |
| Derivation | contort, contortionist |
the acrobat performed incredible contortions.
contortion::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | deformation |
| Type of | change of shape |
| Derivation | contort, contortionist |
Examples of contortion
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Somewhere within the contortion of spins, flips, grabs and twists lies a method.
From the denverpost.com
I do not understand the usual results from your odd version of mental contortion.
From the economist.com
Yet General Musharraf's case might have required an especially painful contortion.
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Some of the moves executed by the Cirque du Soleil performers are contortion.
From the post-gazette.com
I'm one of 13 clowns, and I do my combination of juggling and contortion.
From the stltoday.com
Trimeris'compound, called T-20, blocks the final structural contortion from taking place.
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Feifei Deng, 11, practising her contortion routine at the Zirka Circus yesterday morning.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Even for Mr Blair, a supine stance would be too much of a contortion.
From the independent.co.uk
About 45 other students also participate in contortion classes, said Betsy Wray Shuttleworth.
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- The act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself)
- Tortuosity: a tortuous and twisted shape or position; "they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs"; "the acrobat performed incredible contortions"
- (contortionist) an acrobat able to twist into unusual positions
- (contorted) twisted (especially as in pain or struggle); "his mad contorted smile"; "writhed lips"; "my writhen features"- Walter scott
- Contortion (sometimes contortionism) is an unusual form of physical display which involves the dramatic bending and flexing of the human body. Contortion is often part of acrobatics and circus acts. ...
- (contorted) twisted into a strange shape or expression
- (contorted) twisted; a form of imbricate aestivation in which each segment has one edge overlapping the next segment. Fig.11 E.
- A circus genre in which a performer displays how his (her) muscle are flexible and joints mobile. One of old poster name of this genre is "The Snake Woman". As these acts are performed by women in most cases and feature specific movements they are very popular among male audiences in circuses.
