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deformational

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de⋅for⋅ma⋅tion

  [dee-fawr-mey-shuhn, def-er-]
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–noun
1. the act of deforming; distortion; disfigurement.
2. the result of deforming; change of form, esp. for the worse.
3. an altered form.
4. Geology, Mechanics. a change in the shape or dimensions of a body, resulting from stress; strain.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME deformacioun < L dēfōrmātiōn- (s. of dēfōrmātiō), equiv. to dēfōrmāt(us) (ptp. of dēfōrmāre; see deform 1 ) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms:
de⋅for⋅ma⋅tion⋅al, adjective
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de·for·ma·tion   (dē'fôr-mā'shən, děf'ər-)   
n.  

    1. The act or process of deforming.

    2. The condition of being deformed.

    3. An alteration of shape, as by pressure or stress.

    4. The shape that results from such an alteration.

  2. An alteration of form for the worse.

  3. Physics

    1. An alteration of shape, as by pressure or stress.

    2. The shape that results from such an alteration.

de'for·ma'tion·al adj.
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Medical Dictionary

deformation de·for·ma·tion (dē'fôr-mā'shən, děf'ər-)
n.

  1. An alteration in shape or structure of a previously normally formed part.

  2. A deformity.

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