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distortion
/dɪˈstɔɹʃən/
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What does distortion mean?
noun
- An act of distorting.
- A result of distorting.
- A misrepresentation of the truth.
More meanings (3)
noun
- Noise or other artifacts caused in the electronic reproduction of sound or music.
- An effect used in music, most commonly on guitars in rock or metal.
- An aberration that causes magnification to change over the field of view.
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IPA pronunciation
/dɪˈstɔɹʃən/
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If you have ever seen a collie smile you may have some idea of Woola’s facial distortion.
Judging from analogy, the tendency to distortion would no doubt be increased through the principle of inheritance.
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There was, so to speak, that symmetry in their distortion which is less the characteristic of British than of Continental grotesques of the period.
Throughout the ages in which superstitious distortion of facts and unquestioning credulity was unchecked, all sorts of incredible accounts of prolificity are found.