deformiert

Deformiert is the past participle and adjective form of the German verb deformieren, meaning to alter the shape of something or to warp. In everyday German, deformiert can be translated as "deformed" or "distorted" and is used to describe objects whose original shape has been changed by external forces or processes. It also appears in scientific and medical writing to indicate deviation from the normal form.

As a verb form, deformiert occurs in the Perfekt and other composite tenses with the auxiliary haben or in passive constructions: "Das Metall wurde deformiert" (The metal was deformed). As an adjective or predicative adjective, it can describe a noun: "ein deformierter Knochen" (a deformed bone) or "die deformierte Form" (the deformed shape). The term can also be used more generally to indicate distortion in geometry or graphics, such as "deformierte Kurve" (deformed curve).

Etymology and related terms: deformieren derives from Latin forma meaning "shape" via a Germanic formation, with the prefix de- indicating reversal or alteration. The word is related to "Verformung" (deformation) and to other forms such as "verformen" (to deform) and the participle "deformiert" used in various tenses.

See also: deformation, Verformung, Verformen. In German-language medical, engineering, or scientific texts, deformiert may appear in descriptions of altered anatomy or components, or in discussions of material or geometric distortion.