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distorsionable

Distorsionable is an adjective describing something that can be distorted, deformed, or misrepresented. In English, the more common terms are distortable or distortible, while distorsionable appears less frequently and is often encountered in texts that reflect cross-linguistic influence or direct connections to the noun distortion (distorsion, distortion). The word is built from a root related to distortion and the English suffix -able, indicating potential or ability.

Etymology and usage notes

Distorsionable derives from the same family as distortion. Its form signals that an object, signal, or concept

Applications

In materials science and engineering, distorsionable materials are those that deform under stress, allowing study of

See also

Distortion, deformation, elasticity, distortion analysis, misrepresentation, signal distortion.

Note

Readers often substitute distortable or distortible in ordinary writing; distorsionable tends to appear in more technical

may
undergo
alteration
in
shape,
position,
appearance,
or
interpretation
under
certain
conditions.
Because
distortable
and
distortible
are
more
widely
used
in
everyday
and
technical
writing,
distorsionable
is
typically
reserved
for
specialized
contexts
or
when
a
direct
link
to
distortion
is
stylistically
desired.
elasticity,
plasticity,
and
failure
mechanisms.
In
imaging
and
optics,
a
distorsionable
image
or
frame
can
suffer
geometric
or
perceptual
distortion
due
to
lenses,
sensors,
or
processing.
In
data
analysis
and
linguistics,
a
distorsionable
signal
or
representation
describes
data
that
is
prone
to
distortion
from
noise,
sampling,
or
interpretation
biases,
potentially
affecting
conclusions.
or
cross-linguistic
contexts.