Meanings
adjectiveundeformed (comparative more undeformed, superlative most undeformed)
comparative more undeformed · superlative most undeformed
- Not deformed.
Most foreland fold and thrust belts are linear or arcuate belts of folds and thrust faults that form a marginal part of an orogenic belt between an undeformed craton and a more intensely deformed inner zone.
1980, B. C. Burchfiel, “Foreland Fold and Thrust Belts—Review”, in AAPG Bulletin, volume 64, number 5, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, →DOI, page 684
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Englishdeformed
- Englishundeformed
Translations
Greek απαραμόρφωτος
- απαραμόρφωτος (aparamórfotos)Translations
Cite this entry
APA
undeformed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undeformed
MLA
“undeformed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undeformed. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “undeformed,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undeformed.
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