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\ ˈfish-ˌī 
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\Definition of fish-eye
: 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
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The first known use of fish-eye was in 1943
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