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field of view

noun phrase

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Don't miss these Brown made the jump from an ultralight aircraft timed to cross the sun from McCarthy's viewpoint on the desert floor, creating a silhouette that had to pass through a narrow field of view only a few arcminutes wide. Josh Dinner, Space.com, 22 Nov. 2025 There's a new macro lens accessory that takes advantage of the Action 6's improved specs, as well as a FOV (field of view) lens to expand your 155° FOV to 182°. New Atlas, 21 Nov. 2025 Meanwhile, the 16 uses a 12MP ultra-wide camera with the same aperture and the same field of view. PC Magazine, 19 Nov. 2025 Both Apple’s and Samsung’s devices seek to establish a new type of headset that offers different levels of immersion, from virtual screens to digital environments that fully envelop a user’s field of view. Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 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 28 Nov. 2025.

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