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Definitions of deformation
  1. noun
    a change for the worse

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  2. noun
    the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself)

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  3. noun
    alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it
Definition that contains deformation
  • creep a slow longitudinal movement or deformation
  • strain (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
  • shear (physics) a deformation of an object in which parallel planes remain parallel but are shifted in a direction parallel to themselves
  • resilience the physical property of a material that can return to its original shape or position after deformation that does not exceed its elastic limit
  • fas a congenital medical condition in which body deformation occurs or facial development or mental ability is impaired because the mother drinks alcohol during pregnancy
  • resiliency the physical property of a material that can return to its original shape or position after deformation that does not exceed its elastic limit
  • diastrophism the process of deformation that produces continents and ocean basins in the earth's crust
  • thalassemia major a fatal form of homozygous thalassemia (inherited from both parents) in which there is no hemoglobin; skeletal deformations; heart and spleen and liver enlarged
  • crustal movement movement resulting from or causing deformation of the earth's crust
  • flowage gradual internal motion or deformation of a solid body (as by heat)
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