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Deflection vs Distortion - What's the difference?

deflection | distortion |

As nouns the difference between deflection and distortion

is that deflection is the act of deflecting or something deflected while distortion is an act of distorting.

deflection

English

(wikipedia deflection)

Alternative forms

* deflexion (British)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of deflecting or something deflected.
  • * 1918 , H. G. Wells, Joan and Peter
    • The next morning Oswald stopped short in the middle of his shaving, which in his case involved the most tortuous deflections and grimacings.
  • The deviation of a needle or other indicator from its previous position.

    • distortion

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An act of distorting.
  • A result of distorting.
  • A misrepresentation of the truth.
    • The story he told was a bit of a distortion .
  • Noise or other artifacts caused in the electronic reproduction of sound or music.
    • This recording sounds awful due to the distortion .
  • An effect used in music, most commonly on guitars in rock or metal.
  • (optics) an aberration that causes magnification to change over the field of view.