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deformation
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deformation
n.
act of deforming, distortion, disfigurement, maiming
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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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deformation
Noun
1. a change for the worse
(synonym) distortion
(hypernym) damage, harm, impairment
(hyponym) warp, warping
(derivation) deform
2. alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it
(hypernym) change, alteration, modification
(hyponym) shear
(derivation) contort, deform, distort, wring
3. the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself)
(synonym) contortion
(hypernym) change of shape
(derivation) contort, deform, distort, wring
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Deformation (die)
nf.
deformation, act of deforming, distortion, disfigurement, maiming
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déformation
nf.
deformation, distortion, deformity; misrepresentation; twisting, twist; perversion; castration, garbler
