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deformation

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


NOUN
disfigurement
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Using the right material is essential in packaging advanced chips that have little tolerance for microscopic deformations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026

Understanding the distinctive and highly directional nature of halogen bonds is crucial for crystal engineering and studying photoinduced structural deformations, which is key for the development of innovative photo-functional materials.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2024

Photos and videos from passengers inside the jet show clean metal brackets where the plug would be latched, with no visible breaks, deformations or tears in the metal.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 6, 2024

A strain gauge is a kind of sensor that can measure applied force and small deformations in material resulting from changes in pressure, tension and weight.

From Scientific American • Jun. 20, 2023

According to a theory in some favour, especially in Germany, i.e. the theory of Bach, the law which connects the elastic deformations with the efforts would be an exponential one.

From The New Physics and Its Evolution by Poincaré, Lucien




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