deformation.

A change in form caused by force, damage, or altered development.

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Words that belong together

• structural deformation
• permanent deformation

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The beam showed permanent deformation.

Usage notes

Primary category: horror / gothic. Forms: Countable or uncountable by context; countable singular deformation; plural deformations. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.