Distortion
WordNet
noun
(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; the difference between two measurements of a signal (as between the input and output signal)
"Heavy metal guitar players use vacuum tube amplifiers to produce extreme distortion"
(6) A shape resulting from distortion
WiktionaryText
Noun
- An act of distorting.
- A result of distorting.
- A misrepresentation of the truth.
- The story he told was a bit of a distortion.
- Noise or other artifacts caused in the electronic reproduction of sound or music.
- This recording sounds awful due to the distortion.
- An effect used in music, most commonly on guitars in rock or metal.