| distortion | The state of being twisted out of a natural or normal shape or position. Origin: L. Dis = apart, torsio = a twisting (18 Nov 1997) |
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| distortion aberration | The faulty formation of an image arising because the magnification of the peripheral part of an object is different from that of the central part when viewed through a lens. (05 Mar 2000) |
| barrel distortion | <microscopy> A distortion, or aberration. (05 Aug 1998) |
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| geometrical distortion | <microscopy> A lens aberration in which the image is distorted relative to the object. See: aberration, barrel distortion, distortion, pincushion distortion. (05 Aug 1998) |
| perceptual distortion | Lack of correspondence between the way a stimulus is commonly perceived and the way an individual perceives it under given conditions. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pincushion distortion | <microscopy> A geometrical distortion in a video picture, or a form of optical aberration, that makes the middle of all sides of a square appear to bow inward. The distortion can amount to several percent of the picture height in some intensified camera tubes. See: Aberration, Distortion, Barrel distortion. (05 Aug 1998) |
| specimen distortion | <microscopy> A physical change in the specimen caused by desiccation or heating by the electron beam. (05 Aug 1998) |