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Distortion

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Noun

1. deformation, distortion

a change for the worse

2. distorted shape, distortion

a shape resulting from distortion

3. aberration, distortion, optical aberration

an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image

4. distortion

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)

Example Sentences:
'heavy metal guitar players use vacuum tube amplifiers to produce extreme distortion'

5. distortion, overrefinement, straining, torture, twisting

the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean

6. distortion

the mistake of misrepresenting the facts

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Distortion

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noun
1. 
the act or an instance of distorting or the state of being distorted
2. 
something that is distorted
3. 
an aberration of a lens or optical system in which the magnification varies with the lateral distance from the axis
4. electronics
a. 
an undesired change in the shape of an electromagnetic wave or signal
b. 
the result of such a change in waveform, esp a loss of clarity in radio reception or sound reproduction
5. psychology
a change in perception so that it does not correspond to reality
6. psychoanalysis
the disguising of the meaning of unconscious thoughts so that they may appear in consciousness, e.g. in dreams

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Distortion

see synonyms of distortion
noun
1. 
a distorting or being distorted
2. 
anything distorted

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Distortion

see synonyms of distortion
n.
1.
a. The act or an instance of distorting.
b. The condition of being distorted.
2. A statement that twists fact; a misrepresentation.
3.
a. The alteration of the original form of a signal representing an image, a sound, a waveform, or other information.
b. A visible or audible effect of such an alteration, such as the warping of an image or noise in an audio recording.
4. Psychology The modification of unconscious impulses into forms acceptable by conscious or dreaming perception.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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