deformation

[ dee-fawr-mey-shuhn, def-er- ]

/ ˌdi fɔrˈmeɪ ʃən, ˌdɛf ər- /

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noun

the act of deforming; distortion; disfigurement.

the result of deforming; change of form, especially for the worse.

an altered form.

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

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Origin of deformation

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, adjectivenon·de·for·ma·tion, noun

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How to use deformation in a sentence

The features it spotted have been analyzed before, but the new study uses a new computer model that can recognize surface deformations indicating large block structures in the lithosphere.
Scientists might have spotted tectonic activity inside Venus|Neel V. Patel|June 21, 2021|MIT Technology Review
Using design software, it re-creates all car makes and models that its AI needs to recognize and then renders them with different colors, damages, and deformations under different lighting conditions, against different backgrounds.
These creepy fake humans herald a new age in AI|Karen Hao|June 11, 2021|MIT Technology Review
Hipwell’s group recently developed a computer model that accounts for the effects of electroadhesion, moisture and the deformation of skin pressing against glass.
Capturing the sense of touch could upgrade prosthetics and our digital lives|Kathiann Kowalski|April 22, 2021|Science News
Adhesive proteins enable cells to attach to one another and to sense mechanical forces and deformations.
Cells Form Into ‘Xenobots’ on Their Own|Philip Ball|March 31, 2021|Quanta Magazine

The team also found no other correlations between subsequent Steamboat eruptions and seismic activity, land deformation or thermal emissions.
Reawakened Yellowstone geyser isn’t a sign of imminent explosion|Carolyn Gramling|January 11, 2021|Science News
A slow, surreal tide of deformation has appeared throughout the city.
Silicon Valley Mansions, Swallowed Alive|Geoff Manaugh|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The title—The Great Deformation—and tale of the decline you describe has an Old Testament-prophet quality to it.
David Stockman on ‘The Great Deformation’ and Our Economic Doom|Daniel Gross|April 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Its structures embrace nearly every known type of deformation.
History and Comprehensive Description of Loudoun County, Virginia|James W. Head
After the initial location of the folds along these lines, compression and deformation continued.
History and Comprehensive Description of Loudoun County, Virginia|James W. Head
Therefore the presence of flat heads (artificial deformation being excluded) in equatorial Venezuela is not surprising.
Prehistoric Man|W. L. H. Duckworth
The unital deformation produced by the stress is called the strain, for example, compression per unit of volume.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various
Now when we say that the Euclidean motions are the true motions without deformation, what do we mean?
The Foundations of Science: Science and Hypothesis, The Value of Science, Science and Method|Henri Poincar

British Dictionary definitions for deformation

deformation

/ (ˌdiːfɔːˈmeɪʃən) /

noun

the act of deforming; distortion

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

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

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