Thesaurus results for DEFORMATION

deformation

noun

ˌdē-ˌfȯr-ˈmā-shən

as in distortion

the twisting of something out of its natural or normal shape or condition the catastrophic deformation of the steel girders under the enormous weight of the bridge

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Recent Examples of deformation The engineers then continuously tracked the slabs’ deformations. —

Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 19 Feb. 2026 Most of the shifts and deformations gradually returned to normal by six months after return to Earth. —

Rachael Seidler, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 2026 This particular example of uplift or deformation is occurring at the northern rim of Yellowstone Caldera in northwest Wyoming. —

Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 11 Feb. 2026 Sokolowski says this can break the foam structure, causing permanent deformation. —

Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 6 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for deformation

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On the surface, my life seemed organized around the pursuit of truth, but I was simultaneously being drawn into the heady distortions of the digital sphere, spending more and more of my time online.

— Hannah Gold, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
While his peers aimed to achieve maximum tension by barking about capitalism over jabbing, if not outright obnoxious, guitars, Shaw scrapped layer after layer—distortion pedals, crash cymbals, eventually the drum machine itself—to crystalize his band’s own sound.

— Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 24 Mar. 2026