distortion
English Thesaurus
1. the mistake of misrepresenting the facts (noun.act)
2. the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | falsification, misrepresentation, |
| definition | : | a willful perversion of facts (noun.act) |
3. a change for the worse (noun.event)
| hypernym | : | damage, harm, impairment, |
| definition | : | the occurrence of a change for the worse (noun.event) |
4. an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image (noun.phenomenon)
| hypernym | : | optical phenomenon, |
| definition | : | a physical phenomenon related to or involving light (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | chromatic aberration, |
| definition | : | an optical aberration in which the image has colored fringes (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | spherical aberration, |
| definition | : | an optical aberration resulting in a distorted image (noun.phenomenon) |
5. 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) (noun.phenomenon)
| hypernym | : | acoustic phenomenon, |
| definition | : | a physical phenomenon associated with the production or transmission of sound (noun.phenomenon) |
| hypernym | : | electrical phenomenon, |
| definition | : | a physical phenomenon involving electricity (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | amplitude distortion, nonlinear distortion, |
| definition | : | distortion that occurs when the output signal does not have a linear relation to the input signal (noun.phenomenon) |
6. a shape resulting from distortion (noun.shape)
| hyponym | : | contortion, crookedness, torsion, tortuosity, tortuousness, |
| definition | : | a tortuous and twisted shape or position (noun.shape) |
7. the mistake of misrepresenting the facts (noun.act)
8. the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean (noun.act)
| derivation | : | over-refine, overrefine, |
| definition | : | refine too much or with excess of subtlety (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | convolute, pervert, sophisticate, twist, twist around, |
| definition | : | practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive (verb.communication) |
9. a change for the worse (noun.event)
| derivation | : | deform, |
| definition | : | become misshapen (verb.change) |
10. an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image (noun.phenomenon)
| derivation | : | aberrate, |
| definition | : | diverge or deviate from the straight path; produce aberration (verb.stative) |
11. 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) (noun.phenomenon)
12. a shape resulting from distortion (noun.shape)
| derivation | : | distortionist, |
| definition | : | a painter who introduces distortions (noun.person) |
13. the mistake of misrepresenting the facts (noun.act)
14. the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean (noun.act)
| derivation | : | over-refine, overrefine, |
| definition | : | refine too much or with excess of subtlety (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | convolute, pervert, sophisticate, twist, twist around, |
| definition | : | practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive (verb.communication) |
15. a change for the worse (noun.event)
| derivation | : | deform, |
| definition | : | become misshapen (verb.change) |
16. an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image (noun.phenomenon)
| derivation | : | aberrate, |
| definition | : | diverge or deviate from the straight path; produce aberration (verb.stative) |
17. 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) (noun.phenomenon)
18. a shape resulting from distortion (noun.shape)
| derivation | : | distortionist, |
| definition | : | a painter who introduces distortions (noun.person) |
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