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distortion
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a change for the worse
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Other meanings
2. noun
a shape resulting from distortion
3. noun
an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image
4. noun
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)
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