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TOEFL BNC: 6168 COCA: 7511

— distortion

/dɪˈstoɚʃən/ noun, plural distortions
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TOEFL BNC: 6168 COCA: 7511

distortion

noun

dis·​tor·​tion di-ˈstȯr-shən How to pronounce distortion (audio)
1
: the act of twisting or altering something out of its true, natural, or original state : the act of distorting
a distortion of the facts
2
: the quality or state of being distorted : a product of distorting: such as
a
physics : a lack of proportionality in an image resulting from defects in the optical system
an image free of distortion
b
: falsified reproduction of an audio or video signal (see signal entry 1 sense 4b) caused by change in the wave form of the original signal
distortional
di-ˈstȯr-shnəl How to pronounce distortion (audio)
-shə-nᵊl
adjective

Example Sentences

had to total the car due to a distortion of the chassis resulting from collision
Recent Examples on the Web Several important distinctions benefit AR users: a bright virtual display that's easy to view even outdoors in full sunlight, a distortion-free image with both uniform color and a true white and better battery efficiency. Ari Grobman, Forbes, 19 July 2022 However, Muwwakkil said, without the historical and cultural context known by native speakers, AAE is vulnerable to distortion online. Samantha Chery, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2022 Abbas has been accused of antisemitism and Holocaust distortion more than once before and under his leadership of the Palestinians. Isabel Kershner, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2022 Focal designers have put woofers, a midrange and tweeter in separate enclosures, thus eliminating distortion from standing waves and optimizing the performance of each driver. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 30 Mar. 2022 The balanced armature in the Solaris X is smaller than the driver in Campfire’s original Solaris IEM with a performance that extends high frequencies without sibilance or the fatigue caused by the distortion of upper frequencies. Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 25 June 2021 Previous detections of the Earth’s ozone layer have always been from our side here on the ground, accompanied by distortion from other parts of our atmosphere. Paola Paola Rosa-aquino, Popular Science, 17 Aug. 2020 But the redmap project—powered by advances in digital mapping and by billionaire donors such as the fossil-fuel magnates Charles and David Koch—took electoral distortion to a new level. Jane Mayer, The New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2022 If, for example, vintage lenses were used and mixed with an 8K camera, the combination of old glass and a new camera could work to create image distortion. Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 6 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

see distort

First Known Use

1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of distortion was in 1581
TOEFL BNC: 6168 COCA: 7511
distortion

noun¹

1change in shape/sound變形;變聲ADJECTIVE | VERB + DISTORTION ADJECTIVEsevere嚴重的變形slight輕微的變形inevitable不可避免的變形image圖像失真VERB + DISTORTIONcause, create, lead to引起/產生/導致變形The wrong chemical balance can cause severe distortion of the photographic image.化學藥劑不合比例可導致攝影圖像嚴重失真。avoid避免變形minimize最大限度地減少失真correct糾正變形
distortion

noun²

2changing sth so that it is shown falsely歪曲ADJECTIVE | VERB + DISTORTION ADJECTIVEgross, serious嚴重的歪曲His report was attacked as a gross distortion of the truth.他的報道受到攻擊,被指嚴重歪曲事實。deliberate故意歪曲VERB + DISTORTIONcorrect更正曲解Every mistake or distortion that they print must be corrected.他們刊印的每一處錯誤或曲解都必須糾正。

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