retrodeformation

noun

A process that produces the original form of a deformed object (or, more often, its image)

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Meanings

nounretrodeformation (plural retrodeformations)

plural retrodeformations

  1. A process that produces the original form of a deformed object (or, more often, its image)

Origin

From retro- + deformation.

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APA

retrodeformation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retrodeformation

MLA

“retrodeformation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retrodeformation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “retrodeformation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retrodeformation.

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