deformverb
uk/dɪˈfɔːm/us/dɪˈfɔːrm/[ T ] to spoil the usual and true shape of something:
Age deforms the spine.
[ I ] specialized chemistry If something deforms, its usual shape changes and becomes spoiled:
These plastics deform at temperatures of over 90°C.
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Patterns and shapes
- amorphous
- arabesque
- argyle
- bar
- cake
- contour
- geometry
- grain
- misshapen
- motif
- mottled
- paisley
- pattern
- silhouette
- spotted
- striped
- stripy
- styloid
- take shape idiom
- tartan
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Bending, twisting and curving
Damaging and spoiling
deformation
noun [ U ] uk/ˌdiː.fɔːˈmeɪ.ʃən//ˌdiː.fɔːrˈmeɪ.ʃən/
The deformation of the bones was caused by poor diet.