deformation
deformation
Definition
de·for·ma·tion (dē′fôr mā′s̸hən, def′ər-)
noun
- a deforming or being deformed
- the result of deforming; disfigurement
- a change in form for the worse
- Physics
- the changing of form or shape, as by stress
- the changed form that results
Etymology: ME deformacioun < L deformatio
deformation
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- creep: These stresses are a consequence of the loadings but as service proceeds and creep deformation occurs the stresses will change with time.
- undergo: A material that undergoes very little plastic deformation is brittle.
- bend: The extreme force needed to produce such a bending deformation would certainly threaten the integrity of the glass itself.
- induce: The total permanent deformation induced in the creep tests was considered to be low for the load applied.
- resist: The pallet must be able to support the load throughout the distribution system and be able to resist deformation under load.
Adjective modifier
- crustal: Results will define the age of the Scottish drainage divide and test models which predict divide migration in response to crustal deformation.
- elastic: Second problem: How much energy stored in elastic deformation of the tank?
- tectonic: We aim to show that this ridge formed after Drake Passage opened, as a result of tectonic deformation.
- plastic: Plastic deformation must not be carried beyond a certain point or brittle fracture is likely to result.
- brittle: Material heterogeneity and loading history are fundamental to the initiation and evolution of distributed brittle deformation.
- bureaucratic: Admittedly Lenin did not develop a theory of bureaucratic deformation.
Modifies a noun
- modeling: Seismic deformation modeling is based on the theory of Okada ( 1985 ).
- zone: The deformation zone is interpreted to lie below or in the immediate footwall of the old Roman Lode.
- mechanism: A new materials model was developed based on deformation mechanisms in tough plastics.
Noun used with modifier
- soft-sediment: The relatively even bedding, moreover, shown in the section drawings from the site indicates a lack of soft-sediment deformation.
- out-of-plane: The specimen is supported along its entire length to minimize out-of-plane deformation [ 7 ] .
- shear: Watch the video clips of the bubble raft undergoing compressive, tensile and shear deformation.
- sediment: Theory of glacial erosion, transport and deposition as a consequence of subglacial sediment deformation.
- plastic: Once slip has started the stress required for further plastic deformation increases a little, due to work hardening in the material.
- ice: Textures and fabrics in the GRIP ice core, in relation to climate history and ice deformation.
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