1. a change for the worse

2. a shape resulting from distortion

3. an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image

4. 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"
   

5. the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean

6. the mistake of misrepresenting the facts

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A bigger objection is that aggregation of the results invites distortion.

一种更大的异议是把各种结果集中考虑容易导致曲解。

Audio signals can be transmitted along cables without distortion.

声音信号可以通过电缆传送而不失真。

a grotesque distortion of the truth

对事实的荒诞歪曲

The wrong chemical balance can cause severe distortion of the photographic image.

化学药水不合比例可引致摄影图像的严重失真.

His report was attacked as a gross distortion of the truth.

他的报告受到攻击,被指为严重歪曲事实.

Her account of the incident was a grotesque distortion of the truth.

她对这件事的陈述是荒诞地歪曲了事实.

The distortion of form is a constant in his painting.

曲线型是他绘画的一贯特点.

I think it would be a gross distortion of reality to say that they were motivated by self-interest.

我认为说他们是受自身利益的驱使是对事实的严重歪曲。

Such distortion may be traced onto his " translation methodology ".

这种歪曲,可以说是从 “ 翻译的方法 ” 上来的.

He later accused reporters of wilful distortion and bias.

他后来指责记者有意歪曲事实并带有偏见。

The corollary could only be yet another distortion.

于是不免又多了一层歪曲.

His consequent distortion of the arrangements disturbed the German Naval Staff.

他后来对各项布置的胡乱更动,使德国海军参谋部忧心忡忡.

They are known as the dilatation energy and the distortion energy, respectively.

它们分别称为膨胀和变形能.

The intermodulation distortion between the strings is virtually eliminated.

琴弦之间互相调节的失真已经基本上被消除了.

Signals would then be recorded without the least distortion.

这样记录的讯号就一点儿也不会失真.