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Noun: distortion di'storshun- A change for the worse
- deformation - A shape resulting from distortion
- distorted shape - An optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image
- aberration, optical aberration - A change (usually undesired) in the waveform of an acoustic or analog electrical signal; the difference between two measurements of a signal (as between the input and output signal)
"heavy metal guitar players use vacuum tube amplifiers to produce extreme distortion" - The act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
- overrefinement, straining, torture, twisting - The mistake of misrepresenting the facts
Derived forms: distortions See also: distort, distortionist Type of: acoustic phenomenon, damage, electrical phenomenon, error, falsification, fault, form, harm, impairment, misrepresentation, mistake, optical phenomenon, shape Encyclopedia: Distortion |