English Explanatory Dictionary

distortion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An act of distorting.
  2. A result of distorting.
  3. A misrepresentation of the truth.
  4. Noise or other artifacts caused in the electronic reproduction of sound or music.
  5. An effect used in music, most commonly on guitars in rock or metal.
  6. An aberration that causes magnification to change over the field of view.

Pronunciation

/dɪsˈtɔːʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-distortion.wav

Word forms

distortion distortions

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin distortio, distortionis, from distortus.

Synonyms

deformation disfigurement

Related words

distort

Derived words

antiferrodistortion barrel distortion bias distortion bond distortion cognitive distortion counterdistortion digital pre-distortion distortional distortionary distortionist distortionless ferrodistortion microdistortion nondistortion pincushion distortion predistortion reality distortion field selective distortion undistortion
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