aberration vs distortion

distortion vs aberration

aberration and distortion both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
aberration	Yes	No	No	No
distortion	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, aberration and distortion are synonyms defined as:

aberration and distortion: an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image

Other synonyms of aberration include optical aberration.

aberration (noun)	distortion (noun)
an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image	the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
a disorder in one's mental state	the mistake of misrepresenting the facts
a state or condition markedly different from the norm	a change for the worse
	an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image
	a change (usually undesired) in the waveform of an acoustic or analog electrical signal; the difference between two measurements of a signal (as between the input and output signal)
	a shape resulting from distortion

Difference between aberration and distortion

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