pincushion
noun
pin·cush·ion
ˈpin-ˌku̇-shən 
: a small cushion in which pins may be stuck ready for use
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The zoom draws straight lines with slight outward curved barrel distortion at 50mm, and exhibits inward curving pincushion distortion at 100mm and 150mm.
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PC Magazine, 22 Apr. 2025
The lens shows some inward pincushion distortion and, at wider apertures, a vignette.
—PC Magazine, 8 Apr. 2025
In this case, these are animals like the purple sea urchin, a spiky purple pincushion that chows down enthusiastically on kelp.
—Byrd Pinkerton, Vox, 1 Apr. 2025
Poppies are the stars here, but flowers like desert pincushion, blue dicks, California aster, and blue lupine also grow in the park.
—Deb Hopewell, AFAR Media, 24 Mar. 2025
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PC Magazine, 22 Apr. 2025
The lens shows some inward pincushion distortion and, at wider apertures, a vignette.
—PC Magazine, 8 Apr. 2025
In this case, these are animals like the purple sea urchin, a spiky purple pincushion that chows down enthusiastically on kelp.
—Byrd Pinkerton, Vox, 1 Apr. 2025
Poppies are the stars here, but flowers like desert pincushion, blue dicks, California aster, and blue lupine also grow in the park.
—Deb Hopewell, AFAR Media, 24 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pincushion
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“Pincushion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pincushion. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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pincushion
noun
pin·cush·ion
ˈpin-ˌku̇sh-ən
: a small cushion in which pins may be stuck
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