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
All in all, the researchers cataloged 3,907 arm actions that required 6,871 arm deformations.
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Evan Bush, NBC news, 14 Sep. 2025
Scientists at the European XFEL research facility have directly observed atomic-scale deformations inside solar cell materials using the world’s most powerful X-ray laser for the first time.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 19 Aug. 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
Evan Bush, NBC news, 14 Sep. 2025
Scientists at the European XFEL research facility have directly observed atomic-scale deformations inside solar cell materials using the world’s most powerful X-ray laser for the first time.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 19 Aug. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deformations
Noun
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To explain these distortions, experts speculate that the figures served as fertility talismans—designed to maximize those parts of the body that evolution has encoded us to see as signs of optimal child-bearers.—
Harmon Siegel,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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This receptiveness led to Ockenfels’ favorite pictures from their partnership — inspired by the facial distortions in the paintings of Francis Bacon — in which bendings of glass were employed to warp Bowie’s likeness.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
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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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These imaging scans help provide a better look at the bones to detect fractures, bone deformities, infections, and abnormalities like tumors.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Deformations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deformations. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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