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deformative
adjective
formaluk /dɪˈfɔː.mə.tɪv/ us /dɪˈfɔːr.mə.t̬ɪv/
causing something to deform(= change shape and become spoiled):
Geologists are studying the deformative events affecting the rocks in this area.
There were cases of strikingly deformative illnesses such as leprosy.
This method calculates the strength and deformative characteristics of concrete.
Their work has demonstrated that a major deformative episode must have occurred during the Jurassic period.
A deformative condition like scoliosis causes the discs and joints in the back to break down.
The earthquake is the last deformative event recorded in this outcrop of rocks.
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