distortion

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin distortio, distortionis, from distortus. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /dɪsˈtɔːʃən/ Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)ʃən === Noun === distortion (countable and uncountable, plural distortions) An act of distorting. A result of distorting. A misrepresentation of the truth. Noise or other artifacts caused in the electronic reproduction of sound or music. An effect used in music, most commonly on guitars in rock or metal. (optics) An aberration that causes magnification to change over the field of view. ==== Synonyms ==== deformation disfigurement ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== distort ==== Translations ====