Main entry: distortion
Definition: the mistake of misrepresenting the facts
Main entry: twisting, torture, straining, distortion, overrefinement
Definition: the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
Main entry: distortion, deformation
Definition: a change for the worse
Main entry: optical aberration, aberration, distortion
Definition: an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image
Main entry: distortion
Definition: 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)
Usage: heavy metal guitar players use vacuum tube amplifiers to produce extreme distortion
Main entry: distorted shape, distortion
Definition: a shape resulting from distortion