distortion

a change in the shape, appearance, or sound of something that makes it different from what it should be

distorsión, deformación

• a distortion of sth

Collocations audio distortion · visual distortion

• The picture shows a clear distortion of the facts.

  La imagen muestra una clara distorsión de los hechos.

a mistaken or misleading idea about someone or something

distorsión, malentendido

• a distortion of sth

Collocations media distortion · perception distortion

• There is a common distortion that all scientists are male.

  Hay una distorsión común de que todos los científicos son hombres.

a change in an electrical signal that makes it worse or less clear

distorsión, alteración

• signal distortion

Collocations audio signal distortion · digital signal distortion

• The sound quality was affected by signal distortion.

  La calidad del sonido se vio afectada por la distorsión de la señal.

a change in the direction of a wave, such as light or sound, when it passes from one material to another

refracción, desviación

• light distortion

Collocations light distortion through water · sound wave distortion

• The light was distorted as it passed through the glass.

  La luz se distorsionó al pasar a través del vidrio.