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 sixth graders created an infomercial to share with every Ashley Falls classroom and each grade level voted on a pincushion color for the garden.
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Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2025
The lens relies on digital corrections to compensate for some slight pincushion distortion and a vignette at maximum aperture.
—PC Magazine, 8 June 2025
This is where images barrel in the centre and have pincushion distortion towards the edges of the frame.
—James Abbott, Space.com, 27 May 2025
Raw images captured with the zoom show slight pincushion distortion through the entire focal range.
—PC Magazine, 19 May 2025
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Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2025
The lens relies on digital corrections to compensate for some slight pincushion distortion and a vignette at maximum aperture.
—PC Magazine, 8 June 2025
This is where images barrel in the centre and have pincushion distortion towards the edges of the frame.
—James Abbott, Space.com, 27 May 2025
Raw images captured with the zoom show slight pincushion distortion through the entire focal range.
—PC Magazine, 19 May 2025
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“Pincushion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pincushion. Accessed 11 Jul. 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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