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1. (n.) distortion
an act or instance of distorting.
2. distortion
the state of being distorted.
3. distortion
anything distorted, as an image or electronic signal.
4. distortion
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.
Etymology: (1575–85; < L)
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| Definition of 'distortion' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) distortion, deformation
a change for the worse
2. (noun) distorted shape, distortion
a shape resulting from distortion
3. (noun) aberration, distortion, optical aberration
an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image
4. (noun) 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)
"heavy metal guitar players use vacuum tube amplifiers to produce extreme distortion"
5. (noun) distortion, overrefinement, straining, torture, twisting
the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
6. (noun) distortion
the mistake of misrepresenting the facts
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| Definition of 'distortion' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) distortion
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
2. (noun) distortion
a wresting from the true meaning
3. (noun) distortion
the state of being distorted, or twisted out of shape or out of true position; crookedness; perversion
4. (noun) distortion
an unnatural deviation of shape or position of any part of the body producing visible deformity
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Sense: to make (sound) indistinct and unnatural
Her voice sounded distorted on the telephone.
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 Afrikaans: verwring, verdraai, vertr |
 Arabic: تَحْريف، تَشْويه |
 Bulgarian: извращаване |
 Brazilian: deformação |
 Czech: deformace; zkreslení |
 German: die Verdrehung, die Verze |
 Danish: forvrængning; forvansknin |
 Greek: παραμόρφωση |
 Spanish: distorsión, deformación |
 Estonian: väänamine, moonutus |
 Farsi: از ریخت افتادگی |
 Finnish: vääristymä |
 French: déformation |
 Hebrew: עִיווּת |
 Hindi: टेढ़ापनख्, कुरूपता, विकृत |
 Croatian: iskrivljenje, distorzija |
 Hungarian: eltorzítás |
 Indonesian: kerusakan |
 Icelandic: aflögun |
 Italian: deformazione |
 Japanese: ゆがみ |
 Korean: 왜곡 |
 Lithuanian: iškreipimas, iškraipymas |
 Latvian: sagrozīšana; izkropļošana |
 Malay: memutarbelitkan |
 Dutch: vervorming |
 Norwegian: fordreiing, forvridning, |
 Polish: zniekształcenie |
 Persian: از ریخت افتادگی |
 Pashto: اړونه، ګرزونه، تحريفونه |
 Portuguese: deformação |
 Romanian: deformare |
 Russian: искажение |
 Slovak: deformácia |
 Slovenian: popačenje |
 Serbian: iskrivljenost |
 Swedish: förvrängning, distorsion |
 Thai: การบิดเบือน |
 Turkish: boz(ul)ma |
 Taiwanese: 扭曲，歪曲 |
 Ukrainian: спотворення; викривлення |
 Urdu: شکل بگاڑنے کا عمل |
 Vietnamese: sự bóp méo |
 Chinese: 歪曲，失真 |
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