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| 1. | [ noun ] a change for the worse | |
| Synonyms: | deformation | |
| Related terms: | damage warp deform | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a shape resulting from distortion | |
| Synonyms: | distorted_shape | |
| Related terms: | shape tortuosity warp knot disfigure | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (physics) an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image | |
| Synonyms: | optical_aberration aberration | |
| Related terms: | optical_phenomenon chromatic_aberration spherical_aberration aberrate | |
| 4. | [ noun ] the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean | |
| Synonyms: | twisting straining torture overrefinement | |
| Related terms: | misrepresentaation falsification twist | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (physics,electricity) 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) | |
| Examples: | "heavy metal guitar players use vacuum tube amplifiers to produce extre |
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| Related terms: | acoustic_phenomenon electrical_phenomenon amplitude_distortion | |
| 6. | [ noun ] the mistake of misrepresenting the facts | |
| Related terms: | mistake falsify | |
| Similar spelling: |
distortionist distort distraction distrain distraint distorted disturbing distortable distribution distrust district distrait distract disturbingly distribute dioestrual dioestrous |
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