fisheye lens

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fisheye lens

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

noun fisheye lenses · fish-eye lens

  1. 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.

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noun wide-angle lens with extremely wide field of view

Españolobjetivo ojo de pez, ojo de pez
日本語魚眼レンズ gyogan renzu
Portuguêsobjetiva olho-de-peixe, objetiva olho de peixe
Françaisobjectif fisheye, fisheye, objectif hypergone
DeutschFischaugenobjektiv, Fischaugen-Objektiv, Fischauge, Fischaugenlinse
Italianofisheye, fish-eye
Русскийры́бий глаз rýbij glaz

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@misc{fisheye_lens_2026,
  title = {fisheye lens},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fisheye%20lens},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}