fish-eye

adjective

ˈfish-ˌī 

: being, having, or produced by a wide-angle photographic lens that has a highly curved protruding front, that covers an angle of about 180 degrees, and that gives a circular image

Examples of fish-eye in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Vocalist-guitarist Gene Gallagher, whose screen name reads Gene Appleton, is cozy indoors, drifting in and out of the frame in fish-eye angles. — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 19 May 2026

Looking for an action cam that can take fish-eye 360° shots but don't have a lot of cash to splash? — David Szondy may 09, New Atlas, 9 May 2026

Perhaps the use of fish-eye lensing loses its novelty and the exotic camera angles occasionally feel more about showing off than taking us inside the story. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 4 May 2026

Materials like velvet and silk reflect light, as does the crowning fish-eye mirror, which maintains levity in a somewhat serious space. — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 11 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1906, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for fish-eye

• apply
• awry
• belie
• bely
• bigeye
• bonsai
• buckeye
• comply
• coxae
• decry
• defy
• deny