deformation

変形

力や圧力、熱によって物の形が変わること。

やさしい英語で： A change in an object's shape caused by force, pressure, or heat.

• The pipe showed signs of deformation.
• Pressure caused permanent deformation of the metal.
• Engineers measured the deformation under different loads.

使い方： deformation of something (The heat caused deformation of the plastic frame.)

類義語： distortion

よく使う表現： plastic deformation, elastic deformation, permanent deformation

変換、変形

何かの形や構造を変える変換。

やさしい英語で： A transformation that changes the form or structure of something.

• The animation shows a continuous deformation.
• This deformation changes the structure while preserving its connections.
• We studied a family of deformations of the surface.

使い方： a deformation of something into something (The diagram shows a deformation of a circle into an oval.)

類義語： transformation

よく使う表現： continuous deformation, deformation of something, smooth deformation