Definition of Contartion
Con*tor"tion (k&obreve;n*tô"shŭn),
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- the act of contorting, twisting or deforming something, especialy oneself
- a form of acrobatic display which involves the dramatic bending and flexing of the human body
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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