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.
A system of shorthand, on the other hand, is a way of reducing what you have written into a completely different language, for want of a better word, so that high speeds of writing are possible. Good shorthand will enable the secretary to write at speeds in excess of 80 words per minute and beyond.