Deformation

/ˌdɛfəˈmeɪʃən/

Synonyms for "deformation" (145 found)

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Closest matches (29)

Noun(9 words)

distortion alteration bending bends buckling contorting contortion cricked deflection

birthmark blackhead bleb blister camelback check cicatrixcleft palateclubfoot coloring comedown crack crater craze decadence declension declination decline defect

Verb(1 words)

crumples

Strong matches (44)

Noun(14 words)

deflections deforming deformities deformitydimension changedisfigurements disfiguringdistort quotedistort the factsdistorting distortions foldsgeometric deformationgeometric distortion

Adjective(2 words)

deformational behaviordeformational response

degeneration degradation demotion depravation depreciation derogation descent deterioration disfigurement downturndownward trenddrop dying ebb exaggeration expressionism fading failing failure fall

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falsification fault flatfoot flaw freckle harelip hickey

Verb(1 words)

hogging

Related words (72)

hunchback hyperbole inaccuracy injustice involution kink lapse misstatement misteaching mole monstrosity mutilation nevus perversion pimple pit pock pockmark pustule regression

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retrogression rift scab scar scratch slanting slippage slump splayfoot splitstrawberry marksty swayback teratology track twist twisting understatement vesicle wale wane warp wart weal welt wen wryneck

Noun(22 words)

kink kinking kinks malformation malformations misrepresentationmore shape changingmutilations sagshape changeshape deformationshearing squishing straining strains warpwarp distortionwarping warps wrinkle

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yielding yieldings

Adjective(3 words)

mechanical effectsstructural deformationtensile deformation

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

11 entries

alterationanatomical changechangechange of shapedamage distortion harm impairment modificationmorphological changetransformation

More specific

7 entries

bone deformitydata distortionelastic deformationgeometric distortionimage distortionplastic deformationskeletal deformity

Collocations

6 entries

bone deformationdeformation curveelastic deformationgeometric deformationplastic deformationsurface deformation

Inflections

1 entries

deformations

Derivations

3 entries

deform deformability deformational

Sample sentences

8 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The supervolcano of Yellowstone hasn't erupted in ages, but telltale signs such as deformation of land and earthquakes showcase its activity.

Source: tatoeba (4758782)

North Kivu province Military Governor Constant Ndima Kongba announced the mandatory evacuation of 10 neighborhoods in the city after seismic and ground deformation data indicated the presence of magma under Goma, extending under adjacent Lake Kivu.

Source: tatoeba (11210991)

It's a deformation.

Source: tatoeba (11776996)

plastic deformation

Source: wiktionary

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