distortion
NOUN
/dɪ'stɔrʃən/
10 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH D
distortion is a valid 10-letter word worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
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D2I1S1T1O1R1T1I1O1N1
2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =11 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 22TRIPLE WORD → 33
MEANING
What does distortion mean?
NOUN · 6 SENSES
1
A change for the worse.
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The act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean.
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A shape resulting from distortion.
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An optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image.
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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”
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The mistake of misrepresenting the facts.
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