deformation
English
Etymology
From Old FrenchCategory:English terms derived from Old French#DEFORMATION deformationCategory:English undefined derivations#DEFORMATION, see deform. Morphologically deform + -ationCategory:English terms suffixed with -ation#DEFORMATION.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌdɛfəˈmeɪʃən/, /ˌdiːfɔːˈmeɪʃən/Category:English 4-syllable words#DEFORMATIONCategory:English 4-syllable words#DEFORMATIONCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#DEFORMATION
- (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌdɛfɚˈmeɪʃn̩/, /ˌdifɔɹˈmeɪʃən/, /ˌdifɚˈmeɪʃən/Category:English 4-syllable words#DEFORMATIONCategory:English 4-syllable words#DEFORMATIONCategory:English 4-syllable words#DEFORMATIONCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#DEFORMATION
- (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˌdiːfoːˈmæɪʃən/, /ˌdefəˈmæɪʃən/Category:English 4-syllable words#DEFORMATIONCategory:English 4-syllable words#DEFORMATIONCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#DEFORMATION
- Rhymes: -eɪʃənCategory:Rhymes:English/eɪʃən#DEFORMATIONCategory:Rhymes:English/eɪʃən/4 syllables#DEFORMATION
Noun
deformation (countable and uncountable, plural deformations)Category:English lemmas#DEFORMATIONCategory:English nouns#DEFORMATIONCategory:English uncountable nouns#DEFORMATIONCategory:English countable nouns#DEFORMATIONCategory:English countable nouns#DEFORMATIONCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#DEFORMATIONCategory:Pages with entries#DEFORMATIONCategory:Pages with 1 entry#DEFORMATION
- The act of deforming, or state of being deformed.
- (physicsCategory:en:Physics#DEFORMATION, mechanicsCategory:en:Mechanics#DEFORMATION, engineeringCategory:en:Engineering#DEFORMATION) Physically so.
- Coordinate terms: stress, strain, force, pressure
- plastic deformation versus elastic deformationCategory:English terms with collocations#DEFORMATION
- permanent deformationCategory:English terms with collocations#DEFORMATION; structural deformationCategory:English terms with collocations#DEFORMATION
- The metal showed signs of deformation under stress.Category:English terms with usage examples#DEFORMATION
- Earthquakes can cause severe ground deformation.Category:English terms with usage examples#DEFORMATION
- A transformation.
- (physicsCategory:en:Physics#DEFORMATION, mechanicsCategory:en:Mechanics#DEFORMATION, engineeringCategory:en:Engineering#DEFORMATION) Physically so.