Phrase Hound found 10 phrases and 6 compound words that contain deformation. The most common are listed below. Open deformation in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 10
- elastic deformationA reversible change in the shape or size of an object.
- plastic deformationA permanent change in the shape or size of an object without breaking it or putting it under excessive stress.
- professional deformationA tendency to view things from the point of view of one's own profession or expertise, rather than from a broader or humane perspective.
- deformation retractA subspace such that there is a retraction onto it of the ambient space homotopic to the identity function on the ambient space.
- deformation energyThe energy that must be supplied to an initially spherical atomic nucleus to give it a sufficient deformation to undergo nuclear fission according to the Bohr-Wheeler theory
- taboo deformationA modification of a word or phrase by way of euphemism to avoid a taboo (as in the case of a minced oath or due to the belief that mentioning a dangerous creature's name may cause that creature to appear).
- deformation energiesplural of deformation energy: The energy that must be supplied to an initially spherical atomic nucleus to give it a sufficient deformation to undergo nuclear fission according to the Bohr-Wheeler theory
- deformation retractedsimple past and past participle of deformation retract
- deformation retractingpresent participle and gerund of deformation retract
- deformation retractsplural of deformation retract: A subspace such that there is a retraction onto it of the ambient space homotopic to the identity function on the ambient space.
Compound words 6
- electrodeformationdeformation under the influence of an electric field
- hyperdeformationThe deformation of an atomic nucleus to such an extent that it becomes hyperdeformed.
- predeformationdeformation prior to some other process
- retrodeformationA process that produces the original form of a deformed object (or, more often, its image)
- superdeformationThe deformation of an atomic nucleus to such an extent that it becomes far from spherical
- microdeformationA small-scale deformation.