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distortion

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin distortio, distortionis, from distortus.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /d?s?t????n/
  • Rhymes: -??(r)??n

Noun

distortion (countable and uncountable, plural distortions)

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

Synonyms

  • deformation
  • disfigurement

Related terms

  • distort

Translations

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bottine

English

Etymology

From French bottine. See boot (type of footwear).

Noun

bottine (plural bottines)

  1. A small boot; a lady's boot.
  2. An appliance resembling a small boot furnished with straps, buckles, etc., used to correct or prevent distortions in the lower extremities of children.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Dunglison to this entry?)

Anagrams

  • Bonetti

French

Etymology

From botte +? -ine.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /b?.tin/

Noun

bottine f (plural bottines)

  1. (ankle) boot

Further reading

  • “bottine” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

  • bientôt
  • boitent
  • obtient

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