knot vs distortion

distortion vs knot

knot and distortion both are nouns.

knot is a verb but distortion is not a verb.

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

As nouns, distortion is a hypernym of knot; that is, distortion is a word with a broader meaning than knot:

knot: something twisted and tight and swollen
distortion: a shape resulting from distortion

Other hypernyms of knot include distorted shape.

knot (noun)	distortion (noun)
a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the Southern Hemisphere	the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object	the mistake of misrepresenting the facts
soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design	a change for the worse
a tight cluster of people or things	an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image
something twisted and tight and swollen	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 hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged	a shape resulting from distortion
(of ships and wind) a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour or about 1.15 statute miles per hour

knot (verb)	distortion (verb)
tie or fasten into a knot
tangle or complicate
make into knots; make knots out of

Difference between knot and distortion

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