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distortion::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | deformation |
| Type of | damage, impairment, harm |
| Has types | warping, warp |
distortion::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | overrefinement, straining, torture, twisting |
| Type of | misrepresentation, falsification |
| Derivation | distort |
distortion::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | distorted shape |
| Type of | shape, form |
| Has types | crookedness, gnarl, buckle, knot, torsion, tortuosity, tortuousness, warp, contortion |
| Derivation | distort, distortionist |
distortion::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | aberration, optical aberration |
| Type of | optical phenomenon |
| Has types | spherical aberration, chromatic aberration |
distortion::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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)
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | electrical phenomenon, acoustic phenomenon |
| Has types | amplitude distortion, nonlinear distortion |
| Derivation | distort |
heavy metal guitar players use vacuum tube amplifiers to produce extreme distortion.
Examples of distortion
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We played festivals this summer and there wasn't any distortion or loud guitars.
From the latimes.com
Blaming the rich for Washington's problems is a distortion by dishonest brokers.
From the sacbee.com
Float glass, moreover, has less distortion than glass made by earlier processes.
From the time.com
An ultrasound may be recommended for an area thought to be a mass or distortion.
From the timesunion.com
Fourth, distortion of the wavefront, or speckles, should be eliminated entirely.
From the nature.com
What is the difference between mindfulness and Cognitive distortion recognition?
From the blogs.psychcentral.com
This is a QM reaction which may be statistically altered due to time distortion.
From the froarty.scienceblog.com
It's a blatant distortion of the focus of the story as born out by the evidence.
From the guardian.co.uk
In the basement, Arjun Ray, 25, is fighting distortion from his electric guitar.
From the bostonherald.com
- A change for the worse
- Distorted shape: a shape resulting from distortion
- Aberration: an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image
- 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
- The mistake of misrepresenting the facts
- A distortion is the alteration of the original shape (or other characteristic) of an object, image, sound, waveform or other form of information or representation. Distortion is usually unwanted, and often many methods are employed to minimize it in practice. ...
- A distortion is a condition that creates economic inefficiency, thus interfering with economic agents maximizing "social welfare" when they maximize their own welfare.
- Electromagnetic interference (or EMI, also called radio frequency interference or RFI) is a disturbance that affects an electrical circuit due to either electromagnetic conduction or electromagnetic radiation emitted from an external source. ...
