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Meaning of distortion

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  distortion
      n 1: a change for the worse [syn: {distortion}, {deformation}]
      2: a shape resulting from distortion [syn: {distorted shape},
         {distortion}]
      3: an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or
         mirror to produce a good image [syn: {aberration},
         {distortion}, {optical aberration}]
      4: 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"
      5: the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something
         it was not intended to mean [syn: {distortion},
         {overrefinement}, {straining}, {torture}, {twisting}]
      6: the mistake of misrepresenting the facts

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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