warpings
Twists from heat
Warpings are instances or processes of becoming bent, twisted, or distorted from an original shape.
Wood undergoes warpings from moisture changes; metal from heat.
The term extends to distortions of judgment, perception, or truth: the warpings of memory over time, ideological warpings of historical fact.
Curving from straight
- twistingRotating with distortion
- bucklingBending from compression
- curvingBending in arc
- deformingAltering original shape
skewing · contorting · misshaping · bowing · flexing · sagging · bulging · rippling
Twisting from original state
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- misrepresentationFalse or misleading statement
- falsificationDeliberate alteration of truth
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
skewing · twisting · slanting · perversion · alteration · misreading · misconception · framing
Interlacing strands into fabric
- loomFabric-making frame
- textilesWoven or knit materials
- threadsTwisted fiber strands
- weftCrosswise loom threads
tension · shuttle · heddle · selvage · cloth · tapestry · handloom · jacquard
How observers differ
- gravityMutual mass attraction
- curvatureDeviation from flatness
- EinsteinByword for genius
- geodesicShortest curved-surface path
fabric · continuum · gravitational · mass · singularity · cosmology · spacetime · dimensions
bending
Curving from straight
deforming · skewing · contorting · misshaping · bowing · flexing · sagging · bulging · rippling · undulating
distortion
Twisting from original state
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- misrepresentationFalse or misleading statement
- falsificationDeliberate alteration of truth
manipulation · skewing · twisting · slanting · perversion · alteration · misreading · misconception · framing · spin
weaving
Interlacing strands into fabric
weft · tension · shuttle · heddle · selvage · cloth · tapestry · handloom · jacquard · stretching
relativity
How observers differ
geodesic · fabric · continuum · gravitational · mass · singularity · cosmology · spacetime · dimensions · physics
lumber
Sawn wood for building
plywood · panels · flooring · decking · cabinetry · furniture · seasoning · moisture · humidity · grain
warpingsflattenings
Making things smooth
corrections · restorations · alignments · clarifications · realignments
warpingslevelings
Acts of making uniform
squarings · rectifications · unbending · untwisting · smoothings
warpingsstability
Resistance to displacement
constancy · steadiness · invariance · unchangingness · permanence
- reality warpingPower to reshape existence