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Distortion is used to describe an object which is having an outside influence applied to it which changes its structure and (usually) the result is undesireable.
Example
"Changes in the material of the dress, produced a distortion causing it to loose it's shape".
Alteration is used to describe a purposeful act which changes an object through design and modification.
Example
"To repair the shape of the dress, the dressmaker made an alteration to the design".
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What does distorted mean?
A distortion is the alteration of the original shape of an object, image, sound, waveform or other form of information or representation. Distortion is usually unwanted, and in practice there are many methods employed to minimize it.The term is often used for the observation or impression as well, as in a distorted view of the world.In some fields, distortion may be desirable. Such is the case with Electric Guitar distortion, which is the alteration of the sound waveform to add unique characteristics.
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