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Louis Braille Louis Braille /luːˈiː breɪl/

noun

French educator who lost his sight at the age of three and who invented a system of writing and printing for sightless people (1809-1852) ( Braille , Louis Braille )
French educator who lost his sight at the age of three and who invented a system of writing and printing for sightless people (1809-1852)

Thessalonica Thessalonica /ˌθɛsəˈlɒnɪkə/

noun

A port city in northeastern Greece on an inlet of the Aegean Sea; second largest city of Greece ( Salonica , Salonika , Thessalonica , Thessaloniki )
a port city in northeastern Greece on an inlet of the Aegean Sea; second largest city of Greece

distortion distortion /dɪˈstɔrʃən/

noun

() A change for the worse ( distortion , deformation )
a change for the worse
The intense pressure caused deformation in the metal structure.
The intense pressure caused deformation in the metal structure.
() An optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image ( aberration , optical aberration , distortion )
an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image
() A shape resulting from distortion ( distorted shape , distortion )
a shape resulting from distortion
The funhouse mirrors created a playful distortion, making people's reflections appear stretched or squished.
The funhouse mirrors created a playful distortion, making people's reflections appear stretched or squished.
The mistake of misrepresenting the facts ( distortion )
the mistake of misrepresenting the facts
The act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean ( distortion , overrefinement , straining , torture , twisting )
the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
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) ( distortion )
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)
Heavy metal guitar players use vacuum tube amplifiers to produce extreme distortion
heavy metal guitar players use vacuum tube amplifiers to produce extreme distortion

bialystoker bialystoker /biːˈælɪstoʊkər/

noun

[American] Flat crusty-bottomed onion roll ( bialy [American] , bialystoker [American] )
flat crusty-bottomed onion roll

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