noun
the area that is visible (as through an optical instrument)
• Syn: ↑field
• Hypernyms: ↑visual percept, ↑visual image
• Hyponyms: ↑microscopic field, ↑operative field
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Optics.
field (def. 13).
[1805-15]
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field of view
● field
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field of view variant UK US
Main entry: field of vision
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noun, pl fields of view [count]
1 : the area that can be seen when you look through a telescope, a pair of binoculars, etc.
the telescope's field of view
2 : ↑field of vision
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ˌfield of ˈvision [field of vision] (also ˌfield of ˈview or technical ˌvisual ˈfield) noun (pl. fields of vision/view, visual fields)
the total amount of space that you can see from a particular point without moving your head
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He saw Ann look away from him and leave his field of vision.
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With increased power, the field of vision of the binoculars becomes smaller.
See also: ↑visual field
Useful english dictionary. 2012.