deformation vs distortion

deformation and distortion both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
deformation	Yes	No	No	No
distortion	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, deformation and distortion are synonyms defined as:

deformation (noun)	distortion (noun)
the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself)	the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
a change for the worse	the mistake of misrepresenting the facts
alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it	a change for the worse
	an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image
	a change (usually undesired) in the waveform of an acoustic or analog electrical signal; the difference between two measurements of a signal (as between the input and output signal)
	a shape resulting from distortion