Key term for AQA GCSE Physics, used in Forces and Elasticity.
A permanent change in shape where the object does not return to its original shape after the applied force is removed.
Inelastic (plastic) deformation appears in AQA GCSE Physics revision content for Forces, especially Forces and Elasticity and Forces and elasticity.
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