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.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine. 1  a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like. 2  one of the separate pieces of such a device.