Definition of "deformability" []

• The state of being deformable (noun)
• A measure of the extent to which something is deformable (under standard conditions) (noun)

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• ""Bulk silicon is very brittle and has limited deformability, meaning that it cannot be stretched or warped very much without breaking." says Feng Xu, a Ph.D. student at NC state and co-author of the paper, "But the silicon nanowires are more resilient, and can sustain much larger deformation."
• "But the drug wasn't significantly different from a placebo in two key measures -- the deformability of plaques and a measure of inflammation."
• "The effectiveness of the bituminous sealing is based on its waterproofness and its deformability."