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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
deform/dɪˈfɔːm/
▶verb (often as adj. deformed) distort the shape or form of; make or become misshapen.
– derivatives
deformable adjective,
deformation noun.
deformable adjective,
deformation noun.
– origin ME: from OFr. desformer, via med. L. from L. deformare, from de- + forma ‘a shape’.
'deformation' also found in these Oxford entries:
creep
- deform
- elastic modulus
- extensometer
- permanent set
- plastic
- rheology
- strain
- tectonophysics
- yield strength
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