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单词 deformation
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
de•for•ma•tion  (dē′fôr māshən, def′ər-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the act of deforming;
    distortion;
    disfigurement.
  2. the result of deforming;
    change of form, esp. for the worse.
  3. an altered form.
  4. Geology, Mechanicsa change in the shape or dimensions of a body, resulting from stress;
    strain.
  • Latin dēfōrmātiōn- (stem of dēfōrmātiō), equivalent. to dēfōrmāt(us) (past participle of dēfōrmāre; see deform1) + -iōn- -ion
  • late Middle English deformacioun 1400–50
de′for•mation•al, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ˌdeforˈmation /ˌdiːfɔːˈmeɪʃən/ n
  1. the act of deforming; distortion
  2. the result of deforming; a change in form, esp for the worse
  3. a change in the dimensions of an object resulting from a stress
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
de•form1 /dɪˈfɔrm/USA pronunciation   v. [ + obj]
  1. to mar the natural form of; disfigure:a body badly deformed by a birth defect.
  2. to mar the beauty of;
    spoil:How could they deform such a beautiful landscape?
de•for•ma•tion /ˌdifɔrˈmeɪʃən/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable* countable]See -form-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
de•form1  (di fôrm),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  1. to mar the natural form or shape of;
    put out of shape;
    disfigure:In cases where the drug was taken during pregnancy, its effects deformed the infants.
  2. to make ugly, ungraceful, or displeasing;
    mar the beauty of;
    spoil:The trees had been completely deformed by the force of the wind.
  3. to change the form of;
    transform.
  4. Geology, Mechanicsto subject to deformation:The metal was deformed under stress.

v.i. 
  1. Civil Engineeringto undergo deformation.
  • Latin dēfōrmāre, equivalent. to dē- de- + fōrmāre to form
  • Middle English deformen 1350–1400
de•forma•ble, adj. 
de•form′a•bili•ty, n. 
de•forma•tive, adj. 
de•former, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged misshape. See mar. 
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged ruin.

de•form2  (di fôrm),USA pronunciation adj. [Archaic.]
  1. deformed;
    ugly.
  • Latin dēformis, equivalent. to dē- de- + -formis -form
  • Middle English defo(u)rme 1350–1400

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