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hyperdeformed

hyperdeformed adjective: very far from spherical and even more than superdeformed, forming an ellipsoid with axes in ratios of approximately 3:1:1 (as opposed to the norm of approximately 1.3:1:1).

Adjective

hyperdeformed (comparative more hyperdeformed, superlative most hyperdeformed)

  1. Very far from spherical and even more than superdeformed, forming an ellipsoid with axes in ratios of approximately 3:1:1 (as opposed to the norm of approximately 1.3:1:1).

Forms of hyperdeformed

comparativemore hyperdeformed
superlativemost hyperdeformed

Origin of hyperdeformed

From hyper- + deformed.

Questions about hyperdeformed

What does hyperdeformed mean?
Hyperdeformed means very far from spherical and even more than superdeformed, forming an ellipsoid with axes in ratios of approximately 3:1:1 (as opposed to the norm of approximately 1.3:1:1).
What part of speech is hyperdeformed?
Hyperdeformed is an adjective.

Words near hyperdeformed in the dictionary

  1. hyperdefensiveness
  2. hyperdeficiency
  3. hyperdeficient
  4. hyperdeformation
  5. hyperdeformations
  6. hyperdeformed
  7. hyperdegree
  8. hyperdegrees
  9. hyperdelicacy
  10. hyperdelicate
  11. hyperdemocratic

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