0 the action of spoiling the usual and true shape of something, or a change in its usual and true shape:
The nerve pain is caused by connective tissue deformation.
During earthquakes, ground deformation can cause critically important pipelines to collapse.
Deformation of the bones often indicates fracturing.
The surface stresses (tensions) are functions of the local extension ratios, which depend on the global deformation of the membrane.
Movements may arise from structural deformation, or may be induced by temperature variations or changes in moisture content.
This suggests that the deformation of the lithosphere is strongly controlled by interfering vertical and lateral heterogeneities.
As a result, joints that traverse impermeable deformation band shear zones may provide the primary pathways for fluid flow in sandstones compartmentalized by these zones.
The numerical simulations allow for a complete investigation of the finite deformation of both the outer drop and the encapsulated particle.
