Definitions for deformation

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deformation de·for·ma·tion

Spelling: [dee-fawr-mey-shuh n, def-er-]

IPA: /ˌdi fɔrˈmeɪ ʃən, ˌdɛf ər-/

Deformation is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 17 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 19 points.

You can make 1255 anagrams from letters in deformation (adefimnoort).

Definitions for deformation

noun

1. the act of deforming; distortion; disfigurement.
2. the result of deforming; change of form, especially for the worse.
3. an altered form.
4. Geology, Mechanics. a change in the shape or dimensions of a body, resulting from stress; strain.

Origin of deformation

1400-50; late Middle English deformacioun Latin dēfōrmātiōn- (stem of dēfōrmātiō), equivalent to dēfōrmāt(us) (past participle of dēfōrmāre; see deform¹)

Examples for deformation

The date of the Appalachian deformation is told in the usual way.

deformation offers a part of the earths crust to be worked upon.

But that is the only deformation of the body on which he relies.

Even the Appalachian deformation was not accompanied by any volcanic outbursts.

However, this deformation furnishes no clue to the antiquity of the graves.

The arc also impresses the deformation on the current curve.

Measuring the deformation: The deformation is measured by a compressometer.

This distortion or deformation of the material is known as the strain.

A slow, surreal tide of deformation has appeared throughout the city.

Here the deformation is opposed only by viscous forces, which, as the change is very slow, are exceedingly small.