Distortion
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image
Framework senses
- §1
- the mistake of misrepresenting the facts
- §2
- the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
- §3
- a change for the worse
- §4
- an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image
- §5
- a change (usually undesired) in the waveform of an acoustic or analog electrical signal
- §6
- a shape resulting from distortion