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distortional

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dis⋅tor⋅tion

  [di-stawr-shuhn]
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–noun
1. an act or instance of distorting.
2. the state of being distorted or the relative degree or amount by which something is distorted or distorts.
3. anything that is distorted, as a sound, image, fact, etc.
4. Optics. an aberration of a lens or system of lenses in which the magnification of the object varies with the lateral distance from the axis of the lens.

Origin:
1575–85; < L distortiōn- (s. of distortiō). See distort, -ion

Related forms:
dis⋅tor⋅tion⋅al, dis⋅tor⋅tion⋅ar⋅y, adjective
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dis·tor·tion   (dĭ-stôr'shən)   
n.  

    1. The act or an instance of distorting.

    2. The condition of being distorted.

    3. An undesired change in the waveform of a signal.

    4. A consequence of such a change, especially a lack of fidelity in reception or reproduction.

  2. A statement that twists fact; a misrepresentation.

  3. A change in the shape of an image resulting from imperfections in an optical system, such as a lens.

  4. Electronics

    1. An undesired change in the waveform of a signal.

    2. A consequence of such a change, especially a lack of fidelity in reception or reproduction.

  5. Psychology The modification of unconscious impulses into forms acceptable by conscious or dreaming perception.

dis·tor'tion·al, dis·tor'tion·ar'y adj.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: dis·tor·tion
Pronunciation: dis-'tor-sh&n
Function: noun
1 : the censorship of unacceptable unconscious impulses sothat they are unrecognizable to the ego in the manifest content of a dream
2 : a lack of correspondence of size or intensity in an image resulting from defects in an optical system
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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distortion dis·tor·tion (dĭ-stôr'shən)
n.

  1. A twisting out of normal shape or form.

  2. A psychological defense mechanism that helps to repress or disguise unacceptable thoughts.

  3. Parataxic distortion.

dis·tor'tion·al or dis·tor'tion·ar'y adj.

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