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angular deformation

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noun

  1. Physics. the lateral deformation of a body due to shear stress, so that if a straight line is drawn between two points in the body both before and after the deformation, the two lines are at an angle to each other.

angular deformation Scientific  

  1. A change in the shape of a body, generally due to sheer stress, such that a straight line connecting two points within the body before the deformation is not parallel with a straight line connecting them after the deformation.

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