Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pincushion distortion

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.14 in modern English

Syllables: pin-cush-ion dis-tor-tion
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In graphic arts, the effect whereby the image of a straight line appears to be pinched convexly toward the axis.

Uncountable

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

barrel distortion

Synonyms

pincushioning

Questions

What does pincushion distortion mean?: In graphic arts, the effect whereby the image of a straight line appears to be pinched convexly toward the axis.

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