deform

Found in thesaurus: change, modify, alter, distort, twine, twist, change form, deform, change shape

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deform

v. disfigure, warp, make ugly

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Deformation

Deformation can refer to:

Deformation (engineering), changes in an object's shape or form due to the application of a force or forces.
- Deformation (mechanics), such changes considered and analyzed as displacements of continuum bodies.
Deformation (meteorology), a measure of the rate at which the shapes of clouds and other fluid bodies change.
Deformation theory, the study of conditions leading to slightly different solutions of mathematical equations, models and problems.

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deform

Verb
1. make formless; "the heat deformed the plastic sculpture"
(antonym) form
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(derivation) deformation
2. twist and press out of shape
(synonym) contort, distort, wring
(hypernym) twist, twine, distort
(hyponym) morph
(verb-group) wring, wrench
(derivation) deformation
3. cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar"
(synonym) flex, bend, twist, turn
(hypernym) change shape, change form
(hyponym) indent, dent
(derivation) deformation
4. become misshapen; "The sidewalk deformed during the earthquake"
(hypernym) change shape, change form
(derivation) deformation
5. alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was deformed by leprosy"
(synonym) distort, strain
(hypernym) shape, form
(hyponym) jaundice
(derivation) deformation
6. assume a different shape or form
(synonym) change shape, change form
(hypernym) change
(hyponym) roll
(derivation) deformation

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deform

v. deformovat

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deform

Czas. zniekształcać; deformować