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1. Distortion
   [disambiguation] Distortion denotes the alteration of the original shape of an object, image, sound, or waveform. Distortion may also refer to: In science and technology: In music: Other: ...
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2. Distortion
   [The Magnetic Fields album] Distortion is an album by The Magnetic Fields. It was officially released on January 15, 2008 by Nonesuch Records. As the album`s name implies, several of the musical performances featured were distorted by various means. In particular, this sound quality was infl...
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3. Distortion
   [Joseph Simmons album] Distortion is the first solo album from Rev. Run formerly of Run–D.M.C. It was originally scheduled to be released in 2003, but was delayed until 2005. "Mind on the Road" peaked at 98 on the Pop 100. The album debuted at 78 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop albums chart. ==Track listing== ...
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4. Distortion
   [music] Distortion effects create "warm", "dirty" and "fuzzy" sounds by compressing the peaks of a musical instrument`s sound wave and adding overtones. The three principal types of distortion effects are overdrive, distortion and fuzz. Distortion effects are sometimes called “gain” effe...
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5. Distortion
   [Forbidden album] Distortion is the third album from San Francisco, California thrash metal band, Forbidden. It comes five years after their second, Twisted into Form, was released. It expands on the increasing "dark" and "moody" feel of Twisted. Many do not consider Distortion to be truly a...
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6. Distortion
   [optics] In geometric optics and cathode ray tube (CRT) displays, distortion is a deviation from rectilinear projection, a projection in which straight lines in a scene remain straight in an image. It is a form of optical aberration. ==Radial distortion== Although distortion can be irregular...
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7. Distortion
   Any departure from the ideal of perfect competition that therefore interferes with economic agents maximizing social welfare when they maximize their own. Includes taxes and subsidies, tariffs and NTBs, externalities, incomplete information, and imperfect competition.
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8. Distortion
   An effect that is applied to the amplification signal of an instrument, usually and most notably guitars.
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9. Distortion
   Nonproportional representation of an original.
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10. Distortion
    There are various lens induced 'distortions' that can effect the photographic image. (see: Aberration , Barrel distortion& Pincushion effect )
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11. distortion
    [n] - a change for the worse 2. [n] - the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean 3. [n] - the mistake of misrepresenting the facts
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12. Distortion
    Usually undesirable result of overloading sound equipment. Reducing the levels can remedy the situation.
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13. Distortion
    (Digital cameras and photo printers) Misrepresentation of an image. Wide angle lenses normally produce more distortion than tele lenses.
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14. Distortion
    a process, often found desirable by guitar players, that alters a sound's waveform.
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15. Distortion
    Any change in the waveform or harmonic content of an original signal as it passes through a device. The result of nonlinearity within the device.
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16. Distortion
    Deformation produced by fabrication and rolling processes. (Impact, welding, lack of fit).
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17. Distortion
    One of the three universals of human perception; the process by which the relationships, which hold among the parts of that which is perceived, are represented differently from the real world event that they represent. One of the most common examples of distortion in modelling is the representation ...
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18. distortion
    an error introduced into the scale of a chart due to the contraction or expansion of the paper on which it is printed Category: The cosmos • change of waveform or spectral content of any wave or signal due to any cause Category: News-systems and communications • abnormal leng...
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19. Distortion
    Alteration of viewed images caused by variations in glass flatness or in homogeneous portions within the glass. An inherent characteristic of heat-treated glass.
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20. Distortion
    A phenomenon in which straight lines are not rendered perfectly straight in a picture. There are two types of distortion--barrel distortion and pincushion distortion. Distortion cannot be improved by stopping down the lens. Even if the other possible aberrations were totally eliminated, images could...
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21. Distortion
    Optical aberration particularly emerging with zoom lenses. Hence cushion or barrel distortions occur at maximum setting of the zoom lens. Due to the often built-in upwards projection this error is particularly eye-catching at the top side of the image. The better the lens the less the error.
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22. Distortion
    Dis·tor'tion noun [ Latin distortio : confer French distortion .] 1. The act of distorting, or twisting out of natural or regular shape; a twisting or writhing motion; as, the distortions of the face or body. 2. A ...
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23. distortion
    The state of being twisted out of a natural or normal shape or position. ... Origin: L. Dis = apart, torsio = a twisting ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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24. distortion
    overrefinement noun the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
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25. distortion
    deformation noun a change for the worse
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