Look up deform, deformation, or deformity in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Deformation can refer to: Deformation (engineering), changes in an object's...

called cold flow) is the tendency of a solid material to undergo slow deformation while subject to persistent mechanical stresses. It can occur as a result...

In engineering, deformation refers to the change in size or shape of an object. Displacements are the absolute change in position of a point on the object...

Artificial cranial deformation Artificial cranial deformation or modification, head flattening, or head binding is a form of body alteration in which the...

In physics and continuum mechanics, deformation is the change in the shape or size of an object. It has dimension of length with SI unit of metre (m)...

strain theory—also called large strain theory, or large deformation theory—deals with deformations in which strains and/or rotations are large enough to...

plasticity (also known as plastic deformation) is the ability of a solid material to undergo permanent deformation, a non-reversible change of shape in...

Déformation professionnelle (French: [defɔʁmasjɔ̃ pʁɔfɛsjɔnɛl], professional deformation or job conditioning) is a tendency to look at things from the...

In volcanology, deformation is any change in the shape of a volcano or the land surrounding it. This can be in the form of inflation, which is a response...

In mathematics, a deformation ring is a ring that controls liftings of a representation of a Galois group from a finite field to a local field. In particular...

In geology, a deformation mechanism is a process occurring at a microscopic scale that is responsible for changes in a material's internal structure,...

In mathematics, deformation theory is the study of infinitesimal conditions associated with varying a solution P of a problem to slightly different solutions...

subspace. The subspace is then called a retract of the original space. A deformation retraction is a mapping that captures the idea of continuously shrinking...

subjected to stress, it fractures with little elastic deformation and without significant plastic deformation. Brittle materials absorb relatively little energy...

In computer graphics, free-form deformation (FFD) is a geometric technique used to model simple deformations of rigid objects. It is based on the idea...

three-dimensional distribution of rock units with respect to their deformational histories. The primary goal of structural geology is to use measurements...

twinning, where there is a change in the crystal structure. The third is deformation twinning, in which twinning develops in a crystal in response to a shear...

Intraplate deformation is the folding, breaking, or flow of the Earth's crust within plates instead of at their margins. This process usually occurs in...

taboo word (such as a swear word) to form a euphemism is known as taboo deformation, or a minced oath. Such modifications include: Shortening or "clipping"...

processes collectively called orogenesis. These include both structural deformation of existing continental crust and the creation of new continental crust...

strain hardening, is the strengthening of a metal or polymer by plastic deformation. Work hardening may be desirable, undesirable, or inconsequential, depending...

In biology, a mutation is an alteration in the nucleic acid sequence of the genome of an organism, virus, or extrachromosomal DNA. Viral genomes contain...

obtained by gradually applying load to a test coupon and measuring the deformation, from which the stress and strain can be determined (see tensile testing)...

Stiffness is the extent to which an object resists deformation in response to an applied force. The complementary concept is flexibility or pliability:...

Pose space deformation is a computer animation technique which is used to deform a mesh on skeleton-driven animation. Common use of this technique is...

liquid state of the rock; the ductile lower crust and mantle accumulate deformation gradually via shearing, whereas the brittle upper crust reacts by fracture...

Deformation bands are small faults with very small displacements. In the past, these bands have been called Luder's bands or braided shear fractures....

ultrasound) for measuring regional or global deformation of the myocardium (heart muscle). The term "deformation" refers to the myocardium changing shape...

deform elastic objects should be directly proportional to the distance of deformation, regardless of how large that distance becomes. This is known as perfect...

beyond its usual breaking point, usually over about 400% during tensile deformation. Such a state is usually achieved at high homologous temperature. Examples...