Dictionary Check: distortion
"distortion" is a valid word!
Scrabble
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points
Words with Friends
12
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Definition
noun
a change for the worse
noun
a shape resulting from distortion
noun
an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image
noun
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)
Example:
"heavy metal guitar players use vacuum tube amplifiers to produce extreme distortion"
noun
the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
noun
the mistake of misrepresenting the facts
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