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deform

[dih-fawrm] / dɪˈfɔrm /


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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 usual explanation is that surfaces deform slightly under pressure, creating more microscopic contact points that increase resistance.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 22, 2026

"Without atom motion you have a hard time having the material be able to deform and return," says Dr Padula.

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 researchers also showed that concealed patterns could be detected by gently stretching the material and analyzing how it deforms using digital image correlation analysis.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 6, 2026

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

Magma forcing its way through rock generates distinctive types of earthquakes, deforms the land as it ascends and unleashes noxious gases.

From New York Times ● Sep. 2, 2022

He shared Schiller's thought: Oh Nature is perfect, wherever we stray, 'Tis man that deforms it with care.

From The Development of the Feeling for Nature in the Middle Ages and Modern Times by Alfred Biese

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 glass windows in our homes were shattered, aluminum window frames were deformed, and even the stainless-steel doors were twisted out of shape," she said.

From BBC ● May 4, 2026

More than a dozen countries took part in the weeks-long search for the vessel, which was eventually located a year later by a private British marine robotics firm, its hull dented and deformed.

From Barron's ● Mar. 4, 2026

Indeed, by contemporary standards high-born Olmec were deformed themselves.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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

Low-pressure environments are generally unfavorable for microbes, since these conditions will cause the water in cells to evaporate, deforming their structure.

From Salon ● Apr. 30, 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


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