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the twisting of something out of its natural or normal shape or condition the catastrophic deformation of the steel girders under the enormous weight of the bridge

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Recent Examples of deformation Ground deformation and collapse of snow and ice into the summit crater lake that formed during the unrest also continues, scientists said. Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 13 Mar. 2025 Elevated earthquake activity and ground deformation continue. Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025 But the researchers found that under the right conditions, the gravitational waves triggered by the quantum foam can sometimes generate exactly the right kind of deformations in space. Paul Sutter, Space.com, 19 Jan. 2025 Rheology is a branch of physics that deals with the deformation and fluidity of matter. Leath Tonino, Outside Online, 13 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for deformation

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“Deformation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deformation. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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