deformation

[ 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, especially for the worse.

  1. an altered form.

  2. Geology, Mechanics. a change in the shape or dimensions of a body, resulting from stress; strain.

Origin of deformation

1
1400–50; late Middle English deformacioun<Latin dēfōrmātiōn- (stem of dēfōrmātiō), equivalent to dēfōrmāt(us) (past participle of dēfōrmāre;see deform1) + -iōn--ion

Other words from deformation

  • de·for·ma·tion·al, adjective
  • non·de·for·ma·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for deformation

deformation

/ (ˌdiːfɔːˈmeɪʃən) /


noun
  1. the act of deforming; distortion

  2. the result of deforming; a change in form, esp for the worse

  1. a change in the dimensions of an object resulting from a stress

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