a change for the worse
Used in a Sentence
distortion
How to use distortion in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for distortion.
Editorial note
I feel like the internet creates a distortion here.
Examples16
Definitions6
Parts of speech1
Quick take
a change for the worse
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of distortion gathered in one view.
a shape resulting from distortion
an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for distortion.
noun
a change for the worse
See also: deformation
noun
a shape resulting from distortion
noun
an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image
See also: aberration
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); "heavy metal guitar players use vacuum tube amplifiers to produce extreme distortion"
noun
the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
See also: overrefinement, straining, torture, twisting
noun
the mistake of misrepresenting the facts
Example sentences
I feel like the internet creates a distortion here.
Did he fail a saving throw versus reality distortion on one of his walks on the beach with Jobs?
That is going to be tough to maintain - especially with welding heat distortion.
You look at any online profile or CV and you'll see lies, distortions, omissions and so on.
This stunned Weeks, who was good-humored and confident but not used to Jobss reality distortion field.
I'd imagine this was used for some of the wavy distortion effects in games like Chrono Trigger and Earthbound as well.
This one suffers spatial distortion and is only useful in confirming that yes, they use less memory in step 2 now.
You're looking for a middle ground: as loud an output from the computer that you can produce without causing distortion in your loudest music parts.
Yet these paintings don't appear to suffer from such distortion, the shape and color reproduction is as exact as a tracing or photograph.
Using the radar data we re-calibrated and cross-checked the GPS positioning to make sure there was no drift, error, or distortion.
But in doing so, they directly contribute to, and exacerbate, the hideous distortion of the Bay Area's housing market.
If you turn the volume up too much on the computer and turn the volume down on your speakers, then the signal will be so loud as to produce distortion either in the DAC or on the line itself.
Most businesses outside the reality distortion field that is the SCV/Venture-Capital world are self-funded efforts with huge financial and time investments from the CEO/Owner.
Most of the time, he doesn't provide any evidence that Jobs is lying, just the assertion, because, as Isaacson is careful to tell us many times in the book, Jobs is famous for his "reality distortion field".
Stallman therefore is apparently less vulnerable to the reality distortion field and does not unduly offer oblations to a guy who was obsessed with shininess at the expense of hacker culture.
It may give us a voyeuristic fascination on something that is depicted as an internal intrigue within a prominent up-and-coming startup but this is fundamentally company confidential information that is not capable of being aired publicly without significant distortion.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use distortion in a sentence?
I feel like the internet creates a distortion here.
What does distortion mean?
a change for the worse
What part of speech is distortion?
distortion is commonly used as noun.