deform
The nerve pain is caused by connective tissue deformation.
Deformation of the bones often indicates fracturing.
She had an accident which caused a slight deformation of her foot.她发生了一次事故，导致她的脚轻微变形。

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Examples of deformation

deformation
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.
The applied transformations satisfy the deformation principle since the truncated part of the generalized forces is negligible in this case.
By t = 75 s, in the frontal view (figure 10e), the amplitude of the deformations has increased dramatically.
Thus, we propose a stiffness analysis method for parallel mechanisms, which takes into account elastic deformations of parts and bearings.
Factors of a compliance matrix including all elastic deformations.
The present book is very much concerned with recognition where there may be elastic deformation.
Our opinion is that elastic deformation and frequency of present modes are consequences of the overall dynamics motion of the robotic system.
Pressures were chosen to produce a deformation for the elastic constants that were used.
How exactly the protein induces such deformations has been discussed.
From the extent of the substrate deformations, visualized by bead imaging, they determined the force exerted by the cells.
The mechanical energy administered to a planetary surface by the impact of a comet or asteroid is another source of deformation.
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