deformation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The act of deforming, or state of being deformed.
Physically so.
A transformation.

Pronunciation

/ˌdɛfəˈmeɪʃən/ /ˌdiːfɔːˈmeɪʃən/ /ˌdɛfɚˈmeɪʃn̩/ /ˌdifɔɹˈmeɪʃən/ /ˌdifɚˈmeɪʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-deformation.wav /ˌdiːfoːˈmæɪʃən/ /ˌdefəˈmæɪʃən/

Word forms

deformation deformations

Etymology

From Old French deformation, see deform. Morphologically deform + -ation.

Derived words

deformational deformation energy deformation retract deformation-retract elastic deformation electrodeformation hyperdeformation ice deformation plastic deformation predeformation professional deformation retrodeformation superdeformation taboo deformation

Translations

Armenian: աղավաղում Armenian: դեֆորմացիա Armenian: այլանդակում Bulgarian: деформация Bulgarian: обезобразяване Catalan: deformació Chinese Mandarin: 變形 /变形 Chinese Mandarin: 形變 /形变 Czech: deformace Danish: deformering Danish: misdannelse Dutch: vervorming Finnish: venymä French: déformation Georgian: დეფორმაცია Georgian: ფორმის შეცვლა Georgian: ფორმის დამახინჯება Indonesian: deformasi Italian: deformazione Italian: storpiatura Italian: storpiamento Kazakh: пішінінің өзгеруі Kazakh: деформация Macedonian: изобличување Macedonian: изобличеност Macedonian: деформација Norwegian Bokmål: deformasjon Norwegian Nynorsk: deformasjon Polish: odkształcanie Polish: zniekształcanie Polish: deformowanie Romanian: deformare Romanian: deformație Serbo-Croatian: izobličenje Serbo-Croatian: izobličenost Serbo-Croatian: deformacija Spanish: deformación

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