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visual field

vis·u·al field
V v

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [vizh-oo-uh l feeld]
    • /ˈvɪʒ u əl fild/
    • /ˈvɪʒ.u.əl fiːld/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [vizh-oo-uh l feeld]
    • /ˈvɪʒ u əl fild/

Definitions of visual field words

  • noun visual field field of vision. 1
  • noun visual field the whole extent of the image falling on the retina when the eye is fixating a given point in space 0

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Origin of visual field

First appearance:

before 1880
One of the 23% newest English words
First recorded in 1880-85

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Parts of speech for Visual field

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

visual field popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

visual field usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for visual field

noun visual field

  • field of view — field (def 13).
  • field of vision — the entire view encompassed by the eye when it is trained in any particular direction.
  • line of vision — a straight line that connects the fovea centralis of an eye with the point on which the eye focuses.

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