deformation
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| —n | |
| 1. | the act of deforming; distortion |
| 2. | the result of deforming; a change in form, esp for the worse |
| 3. | a change in the dimensions of an object resulting from a stress |
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Word Origin & History
deformation
mid-15c., from L. deformationem, noun of action from deformare (see deform).
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
deformation de·for·ma·tion (dē'fôr-mā'shən, děf'ər-)
n.
An alteration in shape or structure of a previously normally formed part.
A deformity.
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Example sentences
His team's computer models are based on the idea that the floor of the basin was pre-stressed by years of crustal deformation.
Race is one of those areas where an epistemological deformation bloodbath on all sides seems to occur in my observation.
Significant structural deformation of mid- and high-rise buildings.
To mimic the beak's deformation resistance, they use a cylindrical metal enclosure.
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