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Distortion vs Deformation - What's the difference?

distortion | deformation |

As nouns the difference between distortion and deformation

is that distortion is an act of distorting while deformation is the act of deforming, or state of being deformed.

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.

    • deformation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of deforming, or state of being deformed.
  • A transformation; change of shape.