Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

barrel distortion

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.46 in modern English

Syllables: bar-rel dis-tor-tion
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In graphic arts, the effect whereby an image bulges outwards at the sides.

Uncountable

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

pincushion distortion

Synonyms

barreling

Questions

What does barrel distortion mean?: In graphic arts, the effect whereby an image bulges outwards at the sides.

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