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deformation

[dee-fawr-may-shuhn, def-er-] / ˌdi fɔrˈmeɪ ʃən, ˌdɛf ər- /


NOUN
disfigurement
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By contrast, the lower surface underwent substantial deformation during the 'eating' process.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 5, 2026

The deformation of hemoglobin that causes sickle-cell disease can result in lifelong pain.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Computer models are helping scientists explain a puzzling pattern of deformation beneath the East African Rift System.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026

The East African Rift System, the largest continental rift system on Earth, does show that expected rift perpendicular deformation.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026

Like Brugman, Swanson, and Johnston, CVO scientists also monitor active volcanoes through ground deformation, seismic activity, and gas emissions.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone


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