deformation
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Activity far below the surface can prepare the crust for later deformation, influencing where major fractures and rifts eventually develop.
From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026
"These notches in the wheels and the deformation observed in the track are compatible with the fact that the track was cracked," it wrote in what it called a "working hypothesis".
From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026
Flexoelectricity occurs when bending or deformation in a material produces an electrical response.
From Science Daily • Dec. 16, 2025
And governing body the FIA has introduced tougher tests for China after analysing footage from cameras aimed at studying rear wing deformation in Melbourne.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2025
The deformation to the west of the Three Sisters doesn’t pose a problem right now, and it might not for a very long time to come.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
