"fisheye" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfɪʃˌaɪ/ Forms: fisheyes [plural]
Etymology: From fish + eye. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fish|eye}} fish + eye Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} fisheye (countable and uncountable, plural fisheyes)
  1. An unfriendly or suspicious glance. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-fisheye-en-noun-AArRgr3E
  2. An undesirable effect in paint, particularly automotive finishes, normally caused by oil or other contaminants on the painted surface. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-fisheye-en-noun-pVVo0d2y
  3. An undesirable dull appearance in the table of a diamond that has been cut too shallow. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-fisheye-en-noun-k0JP3fTX
  4. Short for fisheye lens. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: fisheye lens
    Sense id: en-fisheye-en-noun-LIbF-EMn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 15 6 59 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 15 5 59 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 14 3 63 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fish eye, fish-eye Related terms: fish-eyed, fishhead

Verb

IPA: /ˈfɪʃˌaɪ/ Forms: fisheyes [present, singular, third-person], fisheyeing [participle, present], fisheyed [participle, past], fisheyed [past]
Etymology: From fish + eye. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fish|eye}} fish + eye Head templates: {{en-verb}} fisheye (third-person singular simple present fisheyes, present participle fisheyeing, simple past and past participle fisheyed)
  1. (transitive) To glance unfriendlily or suspiciously at. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-fisheye-en-verb-vCy9cH1k
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fish eye, fish-eye

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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