deformation
noun
de·for·ma·tion
ˌdē-ˌfȯr-ˈmā-shən 
ˌde-fər-
ˌde-fər-
1
: alteration of form or shape
also
: the product of such alteration
3
: change for the worse
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Examples of deformation in a Sentence
the catastrophic deformation of the steel girders under the enormous weight of the bridge
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Regardless of views on climate change and global warming, the world's glaciers are increasingly retreating despite seasonal fluctuations and independent of natural glacial movement caused by factors like internal deformation.
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New Atlas, 10 Dec. 2024
But in 2020, based on an analysis of the deformation of Africa’s crust, Daly and his colleagues suggested the Okavango rift connects to a rift in Namibia, on the Atlantic coast.
—Bypaul Voosen, science.org, 7 Nov. 2024
Rotation of the head seems to cause more brain stretching and deformation than just straight back-and-forth motions, says Mehmet Kurt, a mechanical engineer at Stevens Institute of Technology.
—Christie Aschwanden, WIRED, 2 Oct. 2019
The laser pattern allows the system to obtain a page's three-dimensional deformation using active stereo methods.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Mar. 2010
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New Atlas, 10 Dec. 2024
But in 2020, based on an analysis of the deformation of Africa’s crust, Daly and his colleagues suggested the Okavango rift connects to a rift in Namibia, on the Atlantic coast.
—Bypaul Voosen, science.org, 7 Nov. 2024
Rotation of the head seems to cause more brain stretching and deformation than just straight back-and-forth motions, says Mehmet Kurt, a mechanical engineer at Stevens Institute of Technology.
—Christie Aschwanden, WIRED, 2 Oct. 2019
The laser pattern allows the system to obtain a page's three-dimensional deformation using active stereo methods.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Mar. 2010
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“Deformation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deformation. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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