Key term for AQA GCSE Physics, used in Forces and Elasticity.
A change in shape where the object does not return to its original shape and size when the forces are removed, remaining permanently distorted.
Inelastic deformation appears in AQA GCSE Physics revision content for Forces, especially Forces and Elasticity and Forces and elasticity.
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