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fisheye lens

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.34 in modern English

Syllables
fisheye lens
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A wide-angle lens having an extremely wide field of view (approaching or exceeding 180 degrees) and producing images that are circular or distorted by curvature at the edges.

Etymology

Coined in 1906 by the American physicist Robert W. Wood.

Inflected Forms

fisheye lenses (plural) fish-eye lens (alternative)

Phrases

normal lens telephoto lens

Frequently Paired Words

normal lens telephoto lens

Synonyms

wide-angle lens

Questions

What does fisheye lens mean?
A wide-angle lens having an extremely wide field of view (approaching or exceeding 180 degrees) and producing images that are circular or distorted by curvature at the edges.
Where does fisheye lens come from?
Coined in 1906 by the American physicist Robert W. Wood.

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