a change for the worse
[ Syn: deformation ]
a shape resulting from distortion
[ Syn: distorted shape ]
an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image
[ Syn: aberration , optical aberration ]
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
[ Syn: overrefinement , straining , torture , twisting ]
the mistake of misrepresenting the facts