Hyperdeformed
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Very far from spherical and even more than superdeformed, forming an ellipsoid with axes in ratios of approximately 3:1:1 (as opposed to the norm of approximately 1.3:1:1).
Etymology
From hyper- + deformed.
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