deformation
UK/ˌdɛfəˈmeɪʃən//ˌdɛfɚˈmeɪʃn̩/
deformation noun: physically so.
Noun
deformation (countable and uncountable, plural deformations)
- Physically so.
- plastic deformation versus elastic deformation
- permanent deformation
- A transformation.
deformation meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Indonesian
deformation in Tamil
- உருக்குலைவு, உருத்திரிபு, சீர்குலைவு, உருத்திரிவு, வடிவவழிவு, உறுப்புக்கேடு
deformation in Urdu
- اخترتی
deformation in Indonesian
- act of deforming, or state of being deformed
- deformasi
Examples of deformation in a sentence
- structural deformation
- The metal showed signs of deformation under stress.
- Earthquakes can cause severe ground deformation.
Forms of deformation
| plural | deformations |
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Origin of deformation
From Old French deformation, see deform. Morphologically deform + -ation.
Words formed from deformation
Phrases with deformation
Words that rhyme with deformation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about deformation
- What does deformation mean?
- Deformation means physically so.
- What is deformation in Tamil?
- Deformation in Tamil is உருக்குலைவு, உருத்திரிபு, சீர்குலைவு. See Deformation meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use deformation in a sentence?
- structural deformation
- What part of speech is deformation?
- Deformation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce deformation?
- Deformation is pronounced /ˌdɛfəˈmeɪʃən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of deformation?
- The plural of deformation is deformations.
Words near deformation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: deformation (page history and authors); deformation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); deformation (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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