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Deformation vs Warping - What's the difference?

deformation | warping |

As nouns the difference between deformation and warping

is that deformation is deformation while warping is an action or motion that warps or twists.

As a verb warping is

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deformation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of deforming, or state of being deformed.
  • A transformation; change of shape.

    • warping

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An action or motion that warps or twists.
  • * Oliver Sacks, Awakenings
    • Such inertia-less states stand in absolute contrast (and complementarity) to the positive disorders of Parkinsonism, with their intense inertia and resistance to change, their violent warpings of space and field
  • (geology) the deformation of the Earth's crust over a large area
  • The art or occupation of preparing warp or webs for the weaver.
    • (Craig)