- plural of distortion.
distortions
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This configuration helps prevent components from burning out while also reducing optical distortions that could interfere with image quality.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026
Manson said the claims were "horrible distortions of reality" and his "intimate relationships had always been entirely consensual".
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
As you may remember from high school, most maps of the world use the Mercator projection, which features considerable distortions, especially in the Northern Hemisphere.
From Salon ● Sep. 10, 2026
Copper prices climbed to fresh records on U.S. and UK exchanges as distortions to trade flows due to concerns over potential U.S. tariffs collided with supply challenges at key mines worldwide.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
How did I know that someday—at college, in Europe, somewhere, anywhere—the bell jar, with its stifling distortions, wouldn't descend again?
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
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