Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Of or being a wide-angle photographic lens that covers an angle of about 180°, producing a circular image with exaggerated foreshortening in the center and increasing distortion toward the periphery.

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  • noun An unfriendly or suspicious glance.
  • noun An undesirable effect in paint, particularly automotive finishes, normally caused by oil or other contaminants on the painted surface.
  • adjective photography, of a lens Covering an extremely wide angle and producing a circular image that is distorted towards the edges.

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  • adjective of or relating to a fisheye lens

Etymologies

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fish +‎ eye

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Examples

  • Keep in mind, too, that a wide angle lens - and the fisheye is the epitome of a wide angle lens - normally has a really large DoF, so most of the time if you're just snapshooting at things farther than, say, 5 feet away, you don't have much to worry about.

    The walk home in the snow. Ann Althouse 2008

  • (Raynox 0. 66x, or a Raynox 0. 3x fisheye) The 0. 66x gives a bit wider view then the normal lens on the camera, but the 0. 3x fisheye gives a full view of the rooms and seems more pleasing as it shows how big everything is, but then you can notice the fisheye is a bit distorted and I'm not sure if realtors would like/not like that so I'm not sure which one to get.

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com) 2009

  • (Raynox 0. 66x, or a Raynox 0. 3x fisheye) The 0. 66x gives a bit wider view then the normal lens on the camera, but the 0. 3x fisheye gives a full view of the rooms and seems more pleasing as it shows how big everything is, but then you can notice the fisheye is a bit distorted and I'm not sure if realtors would like/not like that so I'm not sure which one to get.

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com) 2009

  • I especially liked the "fisheye" lens filter and the way the "Plastic" filter brought out orange and blue tones.

    The Best iPhone, Android Photo Apps AP 2011

  • No "fisheye" tag, so the trees really are bent around the center of this glade.

    Happy Hollow. Ann Althouse 2009

  • The "round" kind of fisheye lenses are silly in my opinion, since they waste much of the frame on nothing but black space.

    That light you loved last April. Ann Althouse 2008

  • I especially liked the "fisheye" lens filter and the way the "Plastic" filter brought out orange and blue tones.

    The Seattle Times 2011

  • I especially liked the "fisheye" lens filter and the way the "Plastic" filter brought out orange and blue tones.

    SFGate: Top News Stories By RACHEL METZ 2011

  • Therefore, a simple and effective way to light shelves is to install an adjustable, or "fisheye," recessed light in the ceiling about

    The Herald-Mail Online 2009

  • In a way, Mac started it all with its "fisheye" display of icons in the task tray at the bottom of the screen.

    News10Now - TOP STORIES 2009

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  • I'm right in the middle. :3

    July 13, 2008