as in deformation
the twisting of something out of its natural or normal shape or condition
had to total the car due to a distortion of the chassis resulting from collision
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Recent Examples of distortion
The distortion is more concentrated in Vietnam's northern Red River delta, which includes Hanoi.
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Arkansas Online, 4 June 2025
Since space-time reacts to the matter in it, theorists expect that any matter particles in a superposition of occupying two different locations should force space-time into a superposition of two distortions.
—Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 27 May 2025
Even minor distortions could have serious mental consequences.
—Dobromir Rahnev, The Conversation, 23 May 2025
The second historical distortion involves changes in U.S. trade policies.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 25 May 2025
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Arkansas Online, 4 June 2025
Since space-time reacts to the matter in it, theorists expect that any matter particles in a superposition of occupying two different locations should force space-time into a superposition of two distortions.
—Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 27 May 2025
Even minor distortions could have serious mental consequences.
—Dobromir Rahnev, The Conversation, 23 May 2025
The second historical distortion involves changes in U.S. trade policies.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 25 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for distortion
deformation
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Hidden cascades of seismic ice stream deformation ETH Zürich: Ice streams move due to tiny ice quakes Avery Hurt is a freelance science journalist.—
Avery Hurt,
Discover Magazine,
26 Mar. 2025
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The study showed how ground deformation varied across the cities—for example, the area around LaGuardia Airport is sinking much faster than most of the rest of New York City.—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
8 May 2025
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