deform

Although the word defect may suggest a weakness, dislocations can help metals deform under extreme force instead of breaking apart.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026

They also revealed dislocations moving from the layer interfaces into the surrounding CoAl layers, helping explain how the material could deform without quickly fracturing.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026

Defensive wars don’t merely protect states, they also deform them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026

The tyres need to be able to deform as they go over rocks and then ping back to their original shape.

From BBC ● May 12, 2025

“Or your hand will move and you’ll deform yourself.”

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos

This alloy softens and deforms at relatively low temperatures — around 500 F — well below the intensity of a typical house fire.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2026

"The patch deforms in a way very similar to your own skin," Xiao said.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 31, 2024

One type of virus carried by mites results in a bee being born with no abdomen, while another deforms their wings and leaves them too weak to fly.

From New York Times ● May 24, 2023

But if you make the walls too thin, your jack-o’-lantern’s fangs will become inward-curving skin tabs as the pulp desiccates and deforms.

From Scientific American ● Oct. 19, 2022

Here, while the sun his polar journeys takes, His visit doubled, double season makes; Stern winter twice deforms the changeful year, And twice the spring's gay flowers their honours rear.

From The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem by Luís de Camões

Since the early 1900s, diamond has generally been classified as a non-piezoelectric material, meaning it was not expected to generate an electrical voltage when mechanically deformed.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026

AI software can identify each open blossom and direct a robotic arm — or a worker — to release pollen with the precision needed to avoid deformed fruit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

The medical examiner retrieved a deformed metal projectile.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 16, 2025

Neave, now 18, suffers from curvature of the spine, muscle wastage, scar tissue, and deformed feet, Natasha added.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2025

They have Elvis Presley zucchini molds now: you clamp them around your zucchini while it’s young, and as it grows it’s deformed into the shape of Elvis Presley’s head.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

Parts of the region were also deforming in a direction parallel to the rift itself.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026

A spokesman for Poland's long-distance rail operator, PKP Intercity, told AFP the heatwave was expected to affect traffic, with overhead power lines sagging and rails deforming.

From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026

Vidale said it’s likely the outer core is deforming the shape of the inner core, pushing it a kilometer or two in areas where they rub together with force.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2025

"It got to the point where the cysts started growing under my skin and deforming the shape of my face, so I was put through to a dermatologist," she said.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2024

He saw Jan as though someone had performed an operation upon his eyes, or as though someone had snatched a deforming mask from Jan’s face.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright