- distortion
- distortion 1580s, "action of distorting," from L. distortionem (nom. distortio), noun of action from pp. stem of distorquere (see DISTORT (Cf. distort)). Figurative use (of words, etc.) from 1640s.
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Distortion — Dis*tor tion, n. [L. distortio: cf. F. distortion.] 1. The act of distorting, or twisting out of natural or regular shape; a twisting or writhing motion; as, the distortions of the face or body. [1913 Webster] 2. A wresting from the true meaning … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Distortion — (lat./engl. für ‚Störung, Verzerrung‘) steht: in der Nachrichtentechnik die ungewünschte Verfälschung eines Signals durch einen Verstärker, siehe Verzerrung (Akustik) in der Musik ein Effektgerät, siehe Verzerrer Siehe auch: Verzerrung Distorsion … Deutsch Wikipedia
Distortion — Distortion. См. Коробление. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) … Словарь металлургических терминов
distortion — I noun anamorphosis, camouflage, caricature, contortion, convolution, deception, deformation, deformity, disguise, disparity, disproportion, dissemblance, dissimilarity, dissimilitude, distortio, embroidery, enlargement, exaggeration, expansion,… … Law dictionary
distortion — [n] deformity; falsification baloney*, bend, bias, BS*, buckle, coloring, contortion, crock, crookedness, exaggeration, intorsion, jazz*, jive*, lie, line, malconformation, malformation, misinterpretation, misrepresentation, misshape,… … New thesaurus
distortion — [di stôr′shən] n. [L distortio] 1. a distorting or being distorted 2. anything distorted distortional adj … English World dictionary
Distortion — This article is about technology, especially electrical engineering. For other uses, see Distortion (disambiguation). Distort redirects here. For other uses, see Distort (disambiguation). A distortion is the alteration of the original shape (or… … Wikipedia
distortion — distortional, distortionary, adj. /di stawr sheuhn/, n. 1. an act or instance of distorting. 2. the state of being distorted or the relative degree or amount by which something is distorted or distorts. 3. anything that is distorted, as a sound,… … Universalium
Distortion — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Irregularity of form. < N PARAG:Distortion >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 distortion distortion detortion contortion Sgm: N 1 twist twist crookedness &c.(obliquity) 217 Sgm: N 1 grimace grimace Sgm: N 1 deformity … English dictionary for students
distortion — noun 1 change in shape/sound ADJECTIVE ▪ severe ▪ slight ▪ inevitable ▪ image VERB + DISTORTION ▪ … Collocations dictionary
