subfield

noun

Definition of subfieldnext
as in subspecialty

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Recent Examples of subfield In the summer of 2023, at the end of his third year of graduate school at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Ilango was growing increasingly interested in an arcane subfield of complexity theory called proof complexity. — Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 11 May 2026 Soft robotics, a subfield of robotics that says robots can be squishy, focuses on constructing robots from highly flexible, deformable materials and systems. — New Atlas, 22 Apr. 2026 But in deep industrial robotics, the techiest subfields of tech itself where the terrain is real and the stakes weigh in tons, the teams that focus on moving fast often end up moving in circles or straight into the wall. — Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2026 The second is that biology has many highly specialized subfields, each with its own techniques and jargon. — ArsTechnica, 16 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for subfield
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subfield
  1. subspecialty
  2. scope
  3. amplitude
  4. width
  5. breadth
  6. profession
  7. extent
Noun
  • The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology requires that a general psychiatry subspecialty reach a certain number of fellowships and trainees in those fellowships to be formally approved, Osborne told me.
    — Meg LeDuc, STAT, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Add Level 2 fetal ultrasounds, EEG epileptology screenings, and pediatric subspecialty consultations at the Jonesboro Outpatient Center.
    — Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of subspecialty
Noun
  • The scope of the benefits and final costs will come once a developer is chosen.
    — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 1 Oct. 2026
  • If a price may change because of materials, scope or another variable, say so early.
    — Levi King, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of scope
Noun
  • Season to taste Preferences for salt levels, spice tolerances, and general amplitude of flavors are highly personal.
    — Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Quantum computers manipulate physical systems whose behavior includes complex amplitudes, phase, interference and entanglement.
    — Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of amplitude
Noun
  • After correcting for background noise and distance, the researchers could compare the sound readings and compare them in relation to data on different birds’ body sizes and open beak widths.
    — Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Even shoppers with wide feet say the regular widths are suitable for them.
    — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of width
Noun
  • The kingdom relies on the East-West Pipeline, which runs the breadth of the country, to move its crude from oil processing facilities on the Gulf to ports on its western, Red Sea coast.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026
  • In addition to reconsidering the role of drawing within her broader practice, the show aims to open Hesse’s work to viewers who may not have encountered the full breadth of her output, according to Tattersall.
    — Gabriella Angeleti, ARTnews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of breadth
Noun
  • Fortich has already considered leaving the profession — or jumping ship to teach in closer-to-home Lee County, but her job security from so many years in the Miami-Dade County school district has anchored her here.
    — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The alien spends much of the runtime going by the alias of John Carpenter (Jesus's profession, same initials), and is ultimately betrayed by someone close to him, Helen's sleazy boyfriend Tom (Hugh Marlowe), fulfilling Judas's role in the story.
    — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of profession
Noun
  • To some extent, Zoe Kazan’s new Netflix adaptation of East of Eden does this.
    — Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The full extent of the probe was not clear, but the FTC has wide authority to investigate unfair and deceptive practices that hurt American consumers.
    — Ian Duncan, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of extent

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“Subfield.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subfield. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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