Task: Translation
Input (Xhosa): Ukonakala kwecandelo lenqanawe, okusetyenziswa kwicandelo elinqamlezileyo, ukuze isethi enye yezixweso ifutshaniswe..
Output (English): Deformation of the section of a ship, generally applied to a transverse section, so that one set of diagonals in the plane of action is shortened while those at right angles thereto are lengthened.