field of view

noun phrase

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These observatories all have a large collecting area, a large field of view and a dedicated survey mode to collect as much light over a period of time as possible. John Peterson, The Conversation, 23 June 2025 While her eyes appear out of focus, a mirror behind the bar reveals the scene in her field of view: dozens of customers packed into a dense, sociable clump beneath glowing chandeliers. Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 June 2025 Snap’s current Spectacles use a pair of tiny Liquid Crystal on Silicon mini projectors, providing a 46-degree field of view. Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025 The training procedure included a perception model based on real camera data, which taught the robot to keep the shuttlecock in its field of view while accounting for the noise and resulting object-tracking errors. ArsTechnica, 11 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for field of view

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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 30 Jun. 2025.

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