deformations

plural of deformation
as in distortions
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 deformations In tests, the robot performed large-scale deformations and complex movements beyond the limits of current designs. Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025 All in all, the researchers cataloged 3,907 arm actions that required 6,871 arm deformations. Evan Bush, NBC news, 14 Sep. 2025 Past studies have observed tissue deformations that suggest cells apply force — when migrating and invading tumors, for example — and Ojosnegros and his team wanted to explore the hypothesis that this also happens in implantation. Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025 As a user draws or writes with the stylus, deformations in the tip change the magnetic field, and movement of the ferrofluid makes the pen sensitive to acceleration both across a writing surface or in the air. Greg Uyeno, IEEE Spectrum, 2 June 2025
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  • With a mass of about 1 million times that of Earth's sun, the object is considered the lowest-mass dark object yet found in the universe by analyzing gravitational distortions of light, according to the team of researchers.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Scientists in Wales have built the world’s most sensitive table-top interferometer, which is a miniature, ultra-precise instrument capable of measuring distortions in space-time smaller than a trillionth of a human hair.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
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  • The Food and Drug Administration previously warned consumers about the potential for severe infections and skin deformities from unauthorized shots touted to dissolve fat at med spas.
    Erika Edwards, NBC news, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Services cover conditions such as brain tumors, spine deformities, and chronic neck and back pain.
    Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2025

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“Deformations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deformations. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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