deformation

transformation of a body from a reference configuration to a current configuration

Class type of: change Q193514

Facts

8 properties

Subclass of: change
Criterion used: shape^[2]
Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 3^[3]^[4]^[5]
Different from: Verzerrung, Deformation, Wikidata item^[7]^[8]^[9]
Has effect: restoring force^[6]
ISQ dimension: \mathsf{L}
Permanent duplicated item: Wikidata item^[14]
Studied by: elasticity theory, solid mechanics, continuum mechanics, infinitesimal strain theory^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]

🏷️ Also known as

en strain en deformation ar توتر ar تشوه ar انفعال ar شد cs vektor posunutí cs pružná deformace cs rovinná deformace cs přetvoření cs plastická deformace cs deformace cs deformační síla cs deviátor deformace cs nepružná deformace cs elastická deformace da Deformering da At bøje de Deformation de Verzerrung

🔖 Identifiers · 34

Library of Congress Authorities ID: sh85036465
OpenAlex ID: C2985301194, C2983365874
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Coinshrinker coin deformations.svg ↗
Australian Educational Vocabulary ID: scot/15064
BNCF Thesaurus ID: 26429
BVPB authority ID: 101570
De Agostini ID: deformazióne+(meccanica)
Dewey Decimal Classification: 531.38
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026): 2GGVQl
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021): 504245
Equivalent class: w3id.org
Freebase ID: /m/04lg0_g

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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID: deformasjon_-_teknikk
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017): 1950592
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID: deformatsiia-92bf2c
IEV number: 113-03-57
J9U entity ID: 987007545605305171
KBpedia ID: DeformationMechanics
Krugosvet article (archived): nauka_i_tehnika/fizika/DEFORMATSIYA.html
MetaSat ID: deformation
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued): 46585869
NL CR AUT ID: ph119357
Open Library subject ID: deformations_(mechanics)
PSH ID: 3061
Quora topic ID: Deformation
SVKKL authority ID: h0007563-deformace
Store medisinske leksikon ID: deformering
Topic's main category: Category:Deformation (mechanics)
Treccani ID: deformazione
Treccani Vocabulary ID: deformazione
Treccani's Dizionario delle Scienze Fisiche ID: deformazione
Wolfram Language quantity ID: Strain
WordNet 3.1 Synset ID: 07372660-n
Yale LUX ID: concept/750bb3bf-5bd9-4e97-85bc-e4be0bba696c

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🔗 Connections

Subtypes 9

torsion, creep, bending, wear, buckling, shearing, deformation, flat spot +1 more

Studied by 4

continuum mechanics, solid mechanics, elasticity theory, infinitesimal strain theory

Examples 3

boudinage, burnishing, thin-skinned deformation

← Facet of 3

linear strain, strain tensor, strain rate tensor

← Has cause 2

fold, restoring force

Criterion used 1

shape

Described by source 1

Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary

Different from 1

Verzerrung

Has effect 1

restoring force

Subclass of 1

change

Topic's main category 1

Category:Deformation (mechanics)

← Category's main topic 1

Category:Deformation (mechanics)

← Different from 1

Verzerrung

← Has contributing factor 1

rolling resistance

← Has effect 1

compression

← Is the study of 1

elasticity theory

← Said to be the same as 1

deformation

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Summary

deformation is a type of change^[1].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[1] ↑ deformation — subclass of (P279): change. Retrieved 2021-05-19. wikidata.org.
[2] ↑ deformation — criterion used (P1013): shape. Retrieved 2021-05-19. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ deformation — described by source (P1343): Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ deformation — described by source (P1343): Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ deformation — described by source (P1343): Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 3. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ deformation — has effect (P1542): restoring force. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ deformation — different from (P1889): Verzerrung. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ deformation — different from (P1889): Deformation. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ deformation — different from (P1889): Q12764445. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ deformation — studied by (P2579): elasticity theory. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ deformation — studied by (P2579): solid mechanics. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ deformation — studied by (P2579): continuum mechanics. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ deformation — studied by (P2579): infinitesimal strain theory. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ deformation — permanent duplicated item (P2959): Q28195873. wikidata.org.

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13h ago · Magnus Manske · 2026-11-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗

BVPB authority ID → 101570

"Created claim: BVPB authority ID: 101570, batch #294593"
14d ago · Jeuwre · 2026-10-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Pronunciation audio → De-Verformung.ogg

"Created claim: Pronunciation audio: De-Verformung.ogg"
5w ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Equivalent class → https://w3id.org/pmd/co/PMD_0000596

"Created claim: Equivalent class: https://w3id.org/pmd/co/PMD_0000596"
17w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) → 2GGVQl

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21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗

SVKKL authority ID → h0007563-deformace

"Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: h0007563-deformace, batch #259494"
24w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Studied by → elasticity theory, solid mechanics, continuum mechanics +1

Has effect → restoring force

Permanent duplicated item → Wikidata item

Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017) → 1950592

+ 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)

"Changed claim qualifiers: J9U entity ID: 987007545605305171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"

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