distortion has definitions from the fields of physics,electricity
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[ noun ] a change for the worse

Synonyms

deformation

Used in print

(High Fidelity, 11:10...)

Any alteration of one of these factors is distortion , although we generally use that word only for effects so pronounced that they can be stated quantitatively on the basis of standard tests .

Yet it is the accumulation of distortion , the fitting together of fractional bits until the total reaches the threshold of our awareness , that makes records sound like records .

Related terms

damage warp deform

2
[ noun ] a shape resulting from distortion

Synonyms

distorted_shape

Used in print

(James A. Ibers et al., "Proton magnetic resonance...)

The rf power level was maintained small enough at all times to prevent obvious line shape distortions by saturation effects .

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[ noun ] (physics) an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image

Used in print

(Ralph J. Salisbury, "On the Old Santa Fe Trail...)

I waved with discretion and moderation to the vague golden faces fading through rising dust and the distortions of the back window glass .

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[ noun ] the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
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[ 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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[ noun ] the mistake of misrepresenting the facts

Related terms

mistake falsify

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