subfields

noun

plural of subfield
as in subspecialties

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  1. dimensions
  2. widths
  3. amplitudes
  4. professions
  5. scopes
  6. occupations
  7. pursuits
  8. territories
Noun
  • His alter-ego has figured out how to travel between dimensions by way of a large metal box.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 26 July 2026
  • Soon enough, the episode becomes a fun excuse to see what the world of Family Guy and its quirky residents would be like in other dimensions.
    — Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 25 July 2026
Definition of dimensions
Noun
  • The shoes come in a range of fun color combinations and sizes 5–16, including half sizes and wide widths.
    — Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
  • Accessibility All areas of the hotel are accessible by wheelchair, with compliant door widths.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 July 2026
Definition of widths
Noun
  • This hardware is used to test different combinations of wavelengths and amplitudes during calibration.
    — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026
  • But the physicist Nima Arkani-Hamed and collaborators realized that there were more compact ways to understand these scattering amplitudes.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 25 June 2026
Definition of amplitudes
Noun
  • By contrast, jobs for education majors and those in the health professions slid 16%.
    — Courtney Connley-Hampton, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
  • The activist said he’s seen AI affect ride-hail drivers, therapists, architects, designers and other professions.
    — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026
Definition of professions
Noun
  • As marketing departments respond to these market changes, procurement executives’ scopes are evolving in parallel.
    — Michelle Douglas, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • Avian scopes are typically below 20, and so are the scopes for fishes.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 June 2026
Definition of scopes
Noun
  • In a handwritten financial disclosure a decade later, Jackson wrote that his occupations were being a state senator and a logging equipment operator.
    — Jared Kofsky, ABC News, 24 July 2026
  • Education experts said one possible response to such a scenario is for state legislatures that set licensing requirements to decide some occupations — like barbers and stylists — actually need less training.
    — Francesca Pinney, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026
Definition of occupations
Noun
  • Note that ultra-cushioned midsoles might be great for running but often prove too high for more casual pursuits, so finding a middle ground is essential.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 20 July 2026
  • All that cash keeps many of FIFA’s member federations running, and Infantino justifies his nonprofit’s relentless commercial pursuits on the basis that the proceeds go toward growing the game globally.
    — Tom Kludt, Vanity Fair, 17 July 2026
Definition of pursuits
Noun
  • More than 700,000 Israelis live in the occupied West Bank and east Jerusalem, territories captured by Israel in 1967 and sought by the Palestinians for an independent state along with the Gaza Strip.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
  • Under his watch, the company has crafted global sales strategies, lined up distribution deals across major territories and steered festival campaigns for award-winning films.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 July 2026
Definition of territories
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