deformable
adjUK [dɪˈfɔːməbəɫ]
Etymology From French déformable; equivalent to deform + -able.
1
Capable of being reshaped.
- The adaptive optical systems in modern astronomical telescopes compensate for atmospheric distortion by using deformable mirrors.
- Derived terms
- deformably, nanodeformable, nondeformable, superdeformable, ultradeformable, undeformable