distortions

Meanings

Noun

• a change for the worse
• a shape resulting from distortion
• an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image
• 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)
• the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
• the mistake of misrepresenting the facts
• plural of distortion

Synonyms

aberration, deformation, distorted shape, distortion, optical aberration, overrefinement, straining, torture, twisting