Deformation - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˌdiːfɔːrˈmeɪʃn|
Brit.
|ˌdiːfɔːˈmeɪʃ(ə)n|
noun
- a change for the worse (syn: distortion)
- alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it
- the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself) (syn: contortion)
- alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it
- the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself) (syn: contortion)
Extra examples
...the catastrophic deformation of the steel girders under the enormous weight of the bridge...
Word forms
noun
singular: deformation
plural: deformations
singular: deformation
plural: deformations
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