distortion vs aberration

aberration vs distortion

distortion and aberration both are nouns.

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

As nouns, distortion and aberration are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of distortion include optical aberration.

distortion (noun)	aberration (noun)
the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean	an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image
the mistake of misrepresenting the facts	a disorder in one's mental state
a change for the worse	a state or condition markedly different from the norm
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 distortion and aberration

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