WordGarden.ioundeformed
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Meanings
Adjective
not bent, warped, or otherwise changed from its original shape
in its original shape before stress, strain, or other deformation
Beyond the definition
Imagine clay before anyone touches it. Something undeformed stays in its original shape and has not been bent, stretched, pressed, or damaged. An ancient artifact can be called undeformed if it has kept its form, and a metal beam after a test can be described that way if its shape has not changed. The word is used most often for physical objects, materials, and natural structures that remain as they were.
The word "undeformed" points to preservation, stability, and resistance to change. It describes something that has not been bent, twisted, stretched, compressed, or otherwise changed from its original shape or condition. Think of a sheet of metal before pressure is applied, or a rock layer that still lies as it first formed.
It is used mainly in literal and technical ways. Engineers may describe an undeformed beam, sheet, or sample before stress changes its shape. Geologists may talk about undeformed rock layers that have not been folded or faulted. In everyday English, the word is less common, but it still clearly suggests that a thing has kept its original form.
In scientific contexts, especially in geology, physics, and materials science, "undeformed" has a precise meaning: no deformation has occurred, or no permanent change in shape is present. That makes it a useful word when comparing an object in its original state with the same object after force, heat, or pressure acts on it. When something remains undeformed, the idea is simple: its form is still the same.
Examples
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Engineering model
Engineers first model the bridge in its undeformed state.
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Diagram comparison
In the diagram, the undeformed shape is shown with a dotted line.
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Fossil preservation
The fossil was unusually valuable because the skull remained almost undeformed.
See also
Similar
- undistorted
- unwarped
- intact
Shades of meaning
Contrast
Used with (collocations)
- undeformed shape
- undeformed state
- undeformed configuration
- undeformed rock
Word family
Explore
- elastic deformation
- original form
Forms and spellings
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Main spelling
- undeformed