deforming
Altering physical structure
Deforming is changing something's shape, usually by force or pressure, typically making it misshapen or distorted.
Physical objects deform under stress: The crash deformed the metal frame.
The word applies to bodies, materials, and structures that lose their proper form.
Deforming can also describe processes that warp or disfigure over time.
Becoming bent or twisted
- bendingCurving from straight
- distortingMisshaping or falsifying
- twistingRotating with distortion
- crushingOverwhelming in intensity
stretching · compressing · buckling · denting · crumpling · misshaping · contorting · mangling
Hard conductive solid
- plasticCapable of being molded
- steelCarbon-hardened iron alloy
- aluminumElement thirteen
- clayMoldable earth for ceramics
glass · rubber · sheet metal · forging · pressing · stamping · molding · extrusion
Of crustal forces
- foldingBending something over itself
- faultingAttributing blame to another
- upliftRaise emotionally or physically
- subsidenceGradual ground sinking
compression · shearing · mountain building · orogeny · plates · crust · strata · syncline
warping
Becoming bent or twisted
- bendingCurving from straight
- distortingMisshaping or falsifying
- twistingRotating with distortion
crushing · stretching · compressing · buckling · denting · crumpling · misshaping · contorting · mangling · flattening
metal
Hard conductive solid
clay · glass · rubber · sheet metal · forging · pressing · stamping · molding · extrusion · heat treatment
tectonic
Of crustal forces
- foldingBending something over itself
- faultingAttributing blame to another
- upliftRaise emotionally or physically
subsidence · compression · shearing · mountain building · orogeny · plates · crust · strata · syncline · anticline
bones
Rigid internal support structure
skull · feet · hands · arthritis · scoliosis · rickets · fracture · malformation · contracture · clubfoot
mesh
Interlocking open weave
- verticesCorner points of shapes
- polygonMultisided plane figure
- modelingSimulating or demonstrating form
sculpting · rigging · morphing · wireframe · topology · Blender · Maya · animation · skinning · lattice
- deformingbending, twisting, warping, curving, folding
- shapingmolding, folding, sculpting, forming, curving
- transformationschange, changes, transforms, transformation, metamorphosis
deformingpreserving
Protecting from deterioration
maintaining · stabilizing · fixing · immobilizing · conserving
deformingbeautifying
Making more attractive
adorning · embellishing · decorating · enhancing · prettifying
deformingrestoring
Returning to original condition
reforming · reshaping · repairing · reconstructing · straightening
- spinal deformityMisshapen backbone structure
- bone deformityAbnormal shape in skeleton