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DEFORMATIONAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating to or causing change in either shape or size of a material body or geometric figure
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
deformation (alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it)
Derivation:
deformation (the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself))
deformation (alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it)