1 Instead, Frith sent them strange singers, beautiful and sick like oak-apples, like robins' pin-cushions on the wild rose.

2 Objection! - I'm going to pincushion this guy!

3 Distortion control - reduces pincushion and barrel distortion effects.

4 There is surprisingly little pincushion distortion in the EII considering the field width.

5 For example, the pincushion cactus is completely dormant during the dry season. But after the first summer rains, cactuses burst into bloom, displaying delicate petals of pink, gold, and white.

6 Rectilinear distortion: All three glasses show a slight pincushion distortion to eliminate the globe effect of the panning binocular.

7 The patient will end up looking like a pincushion, " he says."

8 At once he was feathered with arrows like a pincushion.

9 She ate so many she looked like a prickly pincushion.

10 Since none of the memories, desires, or personality of the old person remains, it seems as if the pincushion or soul is what is providing the criterion of identity.

11 This is possible, provided that the identity condition for the "thing" is "same pincushion.

12 There is also a small (0.2%) amount of measurable - and visible - pincushion distortion at the telephoto end of the zoom ( click here for test chart ).

13 Let's think of it this way (as S and V do) -- think of the soul's relationship to thoughts like the relationship between a pincushion and the pins that are stuck in it.

14 Rectilinear distortion: All three binoculars show a moderate amount of pincushion distortion as it is commonly employed to compensate for the globe effect and to provide a smooth panning of the image.

15 This value controls the amount of distortion. Negative values correct lens barrel distortion, while positive values correct lens pincushion distortion.