distortion
pronunciation
How to pronounce distortion in British English:
UK [dɪ'stɔ:ʃn]
How to pronounce distortion in American English:
US [dɪˈstɔrʃən]
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- 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
Word Origin
- distortion (n.)
- 1580s, "action of distorting," from Latin distortionem (nominative distortio), noun of action from past participle stem of distorquere (see distort). Figurative use (of words, etc.) from 1640s.
Example
- 1. What distortion is a tax on financial transactions targeted at ?
- 2. But such figures are ill-defined and subject to political distortion .
- 3. Baran proposed sending messages via phone lines and changing words into numbers to avoid noise and distortion .
- 4. Expect higher distortion levels towards closer focus distances .
- 5. But party connections are only one market distortion in china .