DISTORTION

(noun) the mistake of misrepresenting the facts
(noun) the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
synonyms : overrefinement , straining , torture , twisting
(noun) a change for the worse
synonyms : deformation
(noun) an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image
synonyms : aberration , optical aberration
A lens with an aberration will not focus sunlight sharply enough to burn a piece of paper. -added by geeta_inlas
(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"
(noun) a shape resulting from distortion
synonyms : distorted shape

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