deformability

deformability

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English deform
Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis
Proto-Italic *-ðlis
Latin -bilis
Latin -ābilis
Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-ts
Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts
Proto-Italic *-tāts
Latin -tās
Latin -abilitas
Middle French -abletébor.
Middle English -ablete
English -ability
English deformability

    From deform + -ability.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): (UK) /dɪˌfɔːməˈbɪlɪti/, /dɪˌfɔːməˈbɪləti/

    Noun

    deformability (countable and uncountable, plural deformabilities)

    1. (uncountable) The state of being deformable
    2. (countable) A measure of the extent to which something is deformable (under standard conditions)
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