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Meaning of fisheye | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈfɪʃˌaɪ

Definitions

  1. An unfriendly or suspicious glance.
  2. An undesirable effect in paint, particularly automotive finishes, normally caused by oil or other contaminants on the painted surface.
  3. An undesirable dull appearance in the table of a diamond that has been cut too shallow.
  4. Ellipsis of fisheye lens.

Equivalents

Français fisheye
Italiano fisheye
Türkçe balıkgözü
Tiếng Việt mắt cá

Examples

“The imaging unit is not without flaws, and it’s not as powerful as a professional hand-held S.L.R. camera. For example, there’s a noticeable fish-eye distortion in the image that comes from the unit’s really wide vision angle, and you can’t zoom the field of view.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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