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FIELD OF VIEW
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The area that is visible (as through an optical instrument)
Synonyms:
field; field of view
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("field of view" is a kind of...):
visual image; visual percept (a percept that arises from the eyes; an image in the visual system)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "field of view"):
microscopic field (the areas that is visible through a microscope)
operative field (the area that is open during surgery)
