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Received-Pronunciation:
/ˌdɛfəˈmeɪʃən/
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Received-Pronunciation:
/ˌdiːfɔːˈmeɪʃən/
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Canada, General-American:
/ˌdɛfɚˈmeɪʃn̩/
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Canada, General-American:
/ˌdifɔɹˈmeɪʃən/
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/ˌdifɚˈmeɪʃən/
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Australian, New-Zealand:
/ˌdiːfoːˈmæɪʃən/
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Australian, New-Zealand:
/ˌdefəˈmæɪʃən/
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rhymes with -eɪʃən
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CMU ARPABET:
D IY2 F AO0 R M EY1 SH AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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The act of deforming, or state of being deformed.
Physically so.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: engineering, mechanical-engineering, mechanics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
Examples
plastic deformation versus elastic deformation permanent deformation structural deformation The metal showed signs of deformation under stress. Earthquakes can cause severe ground deformation.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
The act of deforming, or state of being deformed.
A transformation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: contortion
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change of shape
alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: change, alteration, modification
Narrower terms: shear, strain
a change for the worse
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: distortion
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: damage, harm, impairment
Narrower terms: warp, warping
From Old French deformation, see deform. Morphologically deform + -ation.
Across languages
Translations 37 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian :
աղավաղում
(aġavaġum)
— act of deforming, or state of being deformed
Armenian :
դեֆորմացիա
(deformacʻia)
— act of deforming, or state of being deformed
Armenian :
այլանդակում
(aylandakum)
— act of deforming, or state of being deformed
Bulgarian :
деформация
(deformacija)
— act of deforming, or state of being deformed
Bulgarian :
обезобразяване
(obezobrazjavane)
— act of deforming, or state of being deformed
Catalan :
deformació
— act of deforming, or state of being deformed
Chinese Mandarin :
變形 /变形
(biànxíng)
— act of deforming, or state of being deformed
Chinese Mandarin :
形變 /形变
(xíngbiàn)
— act of deforming, or state of being deformed
Czech :
deformace
— act of deforming, or state of being deformed
Danish :
deformering
— act of deforming, or state of being deformed
Danish :
misdannelse
— act of deforming, or state of being deformed
Dutch :
vervorming
— act of deforming, or state of being deformed
Finnish :
venymä
— act of deforming, or state of being deformed
French :
déformation
— act of deforming, or state of being deformed
Georgian :
დეფორმაცია
(depormacia)
— act of deforming, or state of being deformed
Georgian :
ფორმის შეცვლა
(pormis šecvla)
— act of deforming, or state of being deformed
Georgian :
ფორმის დამახინჯება
(pormis damaxinǯeba)
— act of deforming, or state of being deformed
Indonesian :
deformasi
— act of deforming, or state of being deformed
Italian :
deformazione
— act of deforming, or state of being deformed
Italian :
storpiatura
— act of deforming, or state of being deformed
Italian :
storpiamento
— act of deforming, or state of being deformed
Kazakh :
пішінінің өзгеруі
(pışınınıñ özgeruı)
— act of deforming, or state of being deformed
Kazakh :
деформация
(deformasiä)
— act of deforming, or state of being deformed
Macedonian :
изобличување
(izobličuvanje)
— act of deforming, or state of being deformed
Macedonian :
изобличеност
(izobličenost)
— act of deforming, or state of being deformed
Macedonian :
деформација
(deformacija)
— act of deforming, or state of being deformed
Norwegian Bokmål :
deformasjon
— act of deforming, or state of being deformed
Norwegian Nynorsk :
deformasjon
— act of deforming, or state of being deformed
Polish :
odkształcanie
— act of deforming, or state of being deformed
Polish :
zniekształcanie
— act of deforming, or state of being deformed
Polish :
deformowanie
— act of deforming, or state of being deformed
Romanian :
deformare
— act of deforming, or state of being deformed
Romanian :
deformație
— act of deforming, or state of being deformed
Serbo-Croatian :
izobličenje
— act of deforming, or state of being deformed
Serbo-Croatian :
izobličenost
— act of deforming, or state of being deformed
Serbo-Croatian :
deformacija
— act of deforming, or state of being deformed
Spanish :
deformación
— act of deforming, or state of being deformed
