"distortion" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

is a type of: damage, harm, impairment - the occurrence of a change for the worse

subtypes: warp, warping - a moral or mental distortion

same as: deformation
is a type of: form, shape - the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance
subtypes:
- contortion, crookedness, torsion, tortuosity, tortuousness - a tortuous and twisted shape or position
- buckle, warp - a shape distorted by twisting or folding
- gnarl, knot - something twisted and tight and swollen
same as: distorted shape
is a type of: optical phenomenon - a physical phenomenon related to or involving light
subtypes:
- chromatic aberration - an optical aberration in which the image has colored fringes
- spherical aberration - an optical aberration resulting in a distorted image
same as: aberration, optical aberration
is a type of:
- acoustic phenomenon - a physical phenomenon associated with the production or transmission of sound
- electrical phenomenon - a physical phenomenon involving electricity
subtypes: amplitude distortion, nonlinear distortion - distortion that occurs when the output signal does not have a linear relation to the input signal
is a type of: falsification, misrepresentation - a willful perversion of facts

same as: overrefinement, straining, torture, twisting
is a type of: error, fault, mistake - a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention