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déformation

Pronunciation: /de.fɔʁ.ma.sjɔ̃/

“déformation” is a French word. Its 5 meanings in English:

noun

  1. deformation
  2. distortion
  3. déformation professionnelle
  4. deformity
  5. strain

In French

  1. Action de déformer, ou résultat de cette action.
  2. Altération de la forme de quelque partie du corps.
  3. Perturbation de la forme ou de la taille d’un corps.
  4. Déformation mécanique: perturbation de la géométrie d’un corps sous l’effet d’une contrainte mécanique.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin dēformātiō. By surface analysis, déformer + -ation.

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