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distortional

distortional adjective: relating to, or exhibiting, distortion.

Adjective

distortional (not comparable)

  1. Relating to, or exhibiting, distortion.
    • Moreover, local buckling may occur, where the section involves plate flexure alone without transverse deformation of the overall column, or distortional buckling, where the cross-sectional shape changes along the length of the member without transverse deformation.2015 October 10, “Steel Rack Connections: Identification of Most Influential Factors and a Comparison of Stiffness Design Methods”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of distortional

From distortion + -al.

Questions about distortional

What does distortional mean?
Distortional means relating to, or exhibiting, distortion.
What part of speech is distortional?
Distortional is an adjective.

Words near distortional in the dictionary

  1. distorters
  2. distorting
  3. distorting mirror
  4. distorting mirrors
  5. distortion
  6. distortional
  7. distortionary
  8. distortionist
  9. distortionists
  10. distortionless
  11. distortionlessness

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