In materials science, deformation refers to any changes in the shape or size of an object due to-. an applied force (the deformation energy in this case is transferred through work) or.
a keyboard machine resembling a typewriter, used in a system of phonetic shorthand. 2. the symbols typed in one stroke on this machine.
stenÂ·oÂ·type. n. 1. A keyboard machine used to record dictation in shorthand by a series of phonetic symbols. 2. A phonetic symbol or combination of symbols produced by such a machine. tr.v. stenÂ·oÂ·typed, stenÂ·oÂ·typÂ·ing, stenÂ·oÂ·types. To record or transcribe (matter) with a stenotype machine.