field of view

noun phrase

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The moon and Jupiter will be close enough to fit comfortably in the field of view of a pair of 10X50 binoculars, which will help reveal the dark lunar seas and prominent craters scarring the surface of Earth's natural satellite. Anthony Wood, Space.com, 30 Jan. 2026 Though such things won't be a match for the image quality and wide field of view delivered by the much pricier Vespera II. New Atlas, 29 Jan. 2026 His take on smart glasses isn't typical consumer gadgets from past tech flops, but advanced industrial AR glasses that offer real-time guidance, safety alerts and operational insights directly in a worker's field of view. Sarwant Singh, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026 Its 300-megapixel camera can capture regions of sky about 100 times larger than the Hubble Space Telescope’s field of view while maintaining comparable sharpness – like switching from studying individual tiles to surveying the entire mosaic at once. Grant Tremblay, The Conversation, 14 Jan. 2026 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 5 Feb. 2026.

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