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.
secâ¢ondâ¢hand. 1. not directly known or experienced: secondhand knowledge. 2. previously used or owned: secondhand clothes. 3. dealing in previously used goods: a secondhand bookseller. 4. after another user or owner: He bought it secondhand.