Definitions
1.nounAn act of distorting.
2.nounA result of distorting.
3.nounA misrepresentation of the truth."The story he told was a bit of a distortion."
4.nounNoise or other artifacts caused in the electronic reproduction of sound or music."This recording sounds awful due to the distortion."
5.nounAn effect used in music, most commonly on guitars in rock or metal.
6.noun(optics) an aberration that causes magnification to change over the field of view.