field of view

noun phrase

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Its massive aperture drinks in light, and its has an impressively wide field of view. Chris McMullen, Space.com, 4 July 2025 The duo will be close enough to share a field of view in stargazing binoculars, according to stargazing app Sky Safari. Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2025 The Hubble Space Telescope provides more detail, and the Webb Space Telescope looks deeper into space, but both orbiting instruments have a comparatively tiny field of view. Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 24 June 2025 Where squid eyes are found on the head sometimes differs by species, giving them a different field of view. Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 12 June 2025 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 12 Jul. 2025.

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