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- verb Present participle of
pincushion . - noun In graphic arts, the effect whereby an image bows in at the sides; the opposite of barrel distortion.
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Examples
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I had a revision this last March for pincushioning of the flap and will go for another "touchup" in September.
Mohs Nose Woes - Part 1 aka TBTAM 2008
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Despite lances and other weapons constantly pincushioning him, he dug deeper into the Burning Legion, swiftly leaving behind his other companions until he could no longer even be seen.
THE SUNDERING RICHARD A. KNAAK 2005
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Two more arrows followed, pincushioning the enraged animal.
Time Scout Asprin, Robert 1995
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The FX150's Leica zoom exhibits very slight barrel distortion (straight lines bow out from the center) at the wide-angle end of the zoom range and negligible pincushioning (straight lines bow in toward the center) at full telephoto.
DigitalCameraReview.com Digital Camera News and Reviews 2009
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Distortion is also a relative non-issue with the SD780's lens: in spite of its moderately wide range at the wide-angle end, there's essentially no barrel distortion, and the lens is free of an observable pincushioning at telephoto.
DigitalCameraReview.com Digital Camera News and Reviews 2009
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DxO Analyzer 3.0.1 distortion tests found Visible-range barrel distortion at 18mm (0. 75\%), and pincushioning in the Slight range at 35mm (0. 19\%), 100mm (0. 22\%), and 270mm (0. 15\%) -- again about the same as the 18-250mm.
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Also, the curvilinear shape of the primary and secondary defects makes them somewhat prone to pincushioning.
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More pronounced is the amount of pincushioning at the other end of the zoom range.
DigitalCameraReview.com Digital Camera News and Reviews 2009
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• Curvilinear primary and secondary defects prone to pincushioning.
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The FX150's Leica zoom exhibits very slight barrel distortion (straight lines bow out from the center) at the wide-angle end of the zoom range and negligible pincushioning (straight lines bow in toward the center) at full telephoto.
DigitalCameraReview.com Digital Camera News and Reviews 2009
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