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nouna change for the worse
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nounthe act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself)
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nounalteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to ittype of:
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
- 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)
- tectonic movement movement resulting from or causing deformation of the earth's crust
- cooley's anaemia a fatal form of homozygous thalassemia (inherited from both parents) in which there is no hemoglobin; skeletal deformations; heart and spleen and liver enlarged