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deformation

[dee-fawr-mey-shuhn, def-er-] / ˌdi fɔrˈmeɪ ʃən, ˌdɛf ər- /


NOUN
disfigurement
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Its strength model allows simulated planetary material to resist deformation in ways more consistent with real geologic substances, including the rock and metals that likely made up Theia and the proto-Earth, or solid ice.

From Science Daily Sep. 11, 2026

The deformation of hemoglobin that causes sickle-cell disease can result in lifelong pain.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

According to the models, this deep mantle flow can account for deformation that does not fit the simpler pattern expected from a continent being stretched apart.

From Science Daily Sep. 1, 2026

Computer models are helping scientists explain a puzzling pattern of deformation beneath the East African Rift System.

From Science Daily Sep. 1, 2026

Like Brugman, Swanson, and Johnston, CVO scientists also monitor active volcanoes through ground deformation, seismic activity, and gas emissions.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone




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