Definitions for Distortiondɪˈstɔr ʃən
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
dis•tor•tiondɪˈstɔr ʃən(n.)
an act or instance of distorting.
the state of being distorted.
anything distorted, as an image or electronic signal.
an aberration of a lens or system of lenses in which the magnification of the object varies with the lateral distance from the axis of the lens.
Category: Optics
Origin of distortion:
1575–85; < L
dis•tor′tion•al(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
distortion, deformation(noun)
a change for the worse
distorted shape, distortion(noun)
a shape resulting from distortion
aberration, distortion, optical aberration(noun)
an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image
distortion(noun)
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"
distortion, overrefinement, straining, torture, twisting(noun)
the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
distortion(noun)
the mistake of misrepresenting the facts
Wiktionary
distortion(Noun)
An act of distorting.
distortion(Noun)
A result of distorting.
distortion(Noun)
A misrepresentation of the truth.
The story he told was a bit of a distortion.
distortion(Noun)
Noise or other artifacts caused in the electronic reproduction of sound or music.
This recording sounds awful due to the distortion.
distortion(Noun)
An effect used in music, most commonly on guitars in rock or metal.
distortion(Noun)
(optics) an aberration that causes magnification to change over the field of view.
Webster Dictionary
Distortion(noun)
the act of distorting, or twisting out of natural or regular shape; a twisting or writhing motion; as, the distortions of the face or body
Distortion(noun)
a wresting from the true meaning
Distortion(noun)
the state of being distorted, or twisted out of shape or out of true position; crookedness; perversion
Distortion(noun)
an unnatural deviation of shape or position of any part of the body producing visible deformity
Translations for Distortion
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
distortion(noun)
to make (sound) indistinct and unnatural
Her voice sounded distorted on the telephone.
- verwring, verdraai, vertrekAfrikaans
- تَحْريف، تَشْويهArabic
- извращаванеBulgarian
- deformaçãoPortuguese (BR)
- deformace; zkresleníCzech
- die Verdrehung, die VerzerrungGerman
- forvrængning; forvanskning; fordrejningDanish
- παραμόρφωσηGreek
- distorsión, deformaciónSpanish
- väänamine, moonutusEstonian
- از ریخت افتادگیFarsi
- vääristymäFinnish
- déformationFrench
- עִיווּתHebrew
- टेढ़ापनख्, कुरूपता, विकृतिHindi
- iskrivljenje, distorzijaCroatian
- eltorzításHungarian
- kerusakanIndonesian
- aflögunIcelandic
- deformazioneItalian
- ゆがみJapanese
- 왜곡Korean
- iškreipimas, iškraipymasLithuanian
- sagrozīšana; izkropļošana; deformācijaLatvian
- memutarbelitkanMalay
- vervormingDutch
- fordreiing, forvridning, forvanskingNorwegian
- zniekształceniePolish
- از ریخت افتادگیPersian
- اړونه، ګرزونه، تحريفونهPashto
- deformaçãoPortuguese
- deformareRomanian
- искажениеRussian
- deformáciaSlovak
- popačenjeSlovenian
- iskrivljenostSerbian
- förvrängning, distorsionSwedish
- การบิดเบือนThai
- boz(ul)maTurkish
- 扭曲，歪曲Chinese (Trad.)
- спотворення; викривленняUkrainian
- شکل بگاڑنے کا عملUrdu
- sự bóp méoVietnamese
- 歪曲，失真Chinese (Simp.)
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