field of view

noun phrase

: field sense 5

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Older video doorbells were notorious for their wide, horizontal field of view. — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026 Binoculars and telescopes will restrict your field of view and make meteor watching impossible. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 12 Oct. 2026 The front camera uses a 135-degree field of view, which introduces minor edge distortion, but that's the price for capturing a broad swath of the road ahead. — New Atlas, 22 Sep. 2026 As part of its Galactic Bulge Time-Domain Survey, Roman will repeatedly observe six fields of view toward the crowded center of the Milky Way. — Thomas Fauchez, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for field of view

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First Known Use

1763, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of field of view was in 1763

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“Field of view.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20of%20view. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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field of view

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