field
(fēld)
n.
1.
a. A broad, level, open expanse of land.
b. A meadow: cows grazing in a field.
c. A cultivated expanse of land, especially one devoted to a particular crop: a field of corn.
d. A portion of land or a geologic formation containing a specified natural resource: a copper field.
e. A wide unbroken expanse, as of ice.
2.
a. A battleground.
b. Archaic A battle.
c. The scene or an area of military operations or maneuvers: officers in the field.
3.
a. A background area, as on a flag, painting, or coin: a blue insignia on a field of red.
b. Heraldry The background of a shield or one of the divisions of the background.
4.
a. An area or setting of practical activity or application outside an office, school, factory, or laboratory: biologists working in the field; a product tested in the field.
b. An area or region where business activities are conducted: sales representatives in the field.
5. Sports
a. An area in which an athletic event takes place, especially the area inside or near to a running track, where field events are held.
b. In baseball, the positions on defense or the ability to play defense: She excels in the field.
c. In baseball, one of the three sections of the outfield: He can hit to any field.
6. A range, area, or subject of human activity, interest, or knowledge: several fields of endeavor.
7.
a. The contestants or participants in a competition or athletic event, especially those other than the favorite or winner.
b. The body of riders following a pack of hounds in hunting.
c. The people running in an election for a political office: The field has been reduced to three candidates.
8. Mathematics A set of elements having two operations, designated addition and multiplication, satisfying the conditions that multiplication is distributive over addition, that the set is a group under addition, and that the elements with the exception of the additive identity form a group under multiplication.
9. Physics A physical quantity in a region of space, such as gravitational force or fluid pressure, having a distinct value (scalar, vector, or tensor) at each point.
10. The usually circular area in which the image is rendered by the lens system of an optical instrument. Also called field of view.
11. Computers
a. An element of a database record in which one piece of information is stored.
b. A space, as on an online form or request for information, that accepts the input of text: an address field.
adj.
1. Growing, cultivated, or living in fields or open land.
2. Made, used, or carried on in the field: field operations.
3. Working, operating, or active in the field: field representatives of a firm.
v. field·ed, field·ing, fields
v. tr.
1.
a. Sports To catch or pick up (a ball) and often make a throw to another player, especially in baseball.
b. To respond to or deal with: fielded tough questions from the press.
2.
a. Sports To place in the playing area: field a team.
b. To nominate in an election: field a candidate.
c. To put into action; deploy: field an army of campaign workers.
3. To enter (data) into a field.
v. intr. Sports
To play as a fielder: How well can he field?
Idiom:
take the field
To begin or resume activity, as in a sport or military operations.
[Middle English
feld
, from Old English; see
pelə-
2 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
Synonyms: field, bailiwick, domain, province, realm, sphere, territory, turf
These nouns denote an area of activity, thought, study, or interest: the field of comparative literature; considers marketing to be her bailiwick; the domain of physics; the province of politics; the realm of constitutional law; a task within his assistant’s sphere; the territory of historical research; bureaucrats interested only in protecting their turf.
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field
(fiːld)
n
1. (Agriculture) an open tract of uncultivated grassland; meadow.
2. (Agriculture) a piece of land cleared of trees and undergrowth, usually enclosed with a fence or hedge and used for pasture or growing crops: a field of barley.
3. (Soccer) a limited or marked off area, usually of mown grass, on which any of various sports, athletic competitions, etc, are held: a soccer field.
4. (Geological Science) an area that is rich in minerals or other natural resources: a coalfield.
6. (Hunting) the mounted followers that hunt with a pack of hounds
7. (Horse Racing)
a. all the runners in a particular race or competitors in a competition
b. the runners in a race or competitors in a competition excluding the favourite
8. (Cricket) cricket the fielders collectively, esp with regard to their positions
9. a wide or open expanse: a field of snow.
10.
a. an area of human activity: the field of human knowledge.
b. a sphere or division of knowledge, interest, etc: his field is physics.
11.
a. a place away from the laboratory, office, library, etc, usually out of doors, where practical work is done or original material or data collected
b. (as modifier): a field course.
12. the surface or background, as of a flag, coin, or heraldic shield, on which a design is displayed
13. (General Physics) Also called: field of view the area within which an object may be observed with a telescope, microscope, etc
14. (General Physics) physics
b. a region of space that is a vector field
c. a region of space under the influence of some scalar quantity, such as temperature
15. (Mathematics) maths a set of entities subject to two binary operations, addition and multiplication, such that the set is a commutative group under addition and the set, minus the zero, is a commutative group under multiplication and multiplication is distributive over addition
16. (Mathematics) maths logic the set of elements that are either arguments or values of a function; the union of its domain and range
17. (Computer Science) computing
a. a set of one or more characters comprising a unit of information
b. a predetermined section of a record
18. (Broadcasting) television one of two or more sets of scanning lines which when interlaced form the complete picture
19. obsolete the open country: beasts of the field.
20. hold the field keep the field to maintain one’s position in the face of opposition
21. (Military) military in an area in which operations are in progress
22. actively or closely involved with or working on something (rather than being in a more remote or administrative position)
23. lead the field to be in the leading or most pre-eminent position
24. leave the field informal to back out of a competition, contest, etc
25. take the field to begin or carry on activity, esp in sport or military operations
26. play the field informal to disperse one’s interests or attentions among a number of activities, people, or objects
27. (Military) (modifier) military of or relating to equipment, personnel, etc, specifically designed or trained for operations in the field: a field gun; a field army.
vb
28. (Cricket) (tr) sport to stop, catch, or return (the ball) as a fielder
29. (Cricket) (tr) sport to send (a player or team) onto the field to play
30. (Cricket) (intr) sport (of a player or team) to act or take turn as a fielder or fielders
31. (Military) (tr) military to put (an army, a unit, etc) in the field
32. (tr) to enter (a person) in a competition: each party fielded a candidate.
33. (tr) informal to deal with or handle, esp adequately and by making a reciprocal gesture: to field a question.
[Old English feld; related to Old Saxon, Old High German feld, Old English fold earth, Greek platus broad]
Field
(fiːld)
n
(Biography) John. 1782–1837, Irish composer and pianist, lived in Russia from 1803: invented the nocturne
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field
(fild)
n.
1. a piece of open or cleared land, esp. one suitable for pasture or tillage.
2.
a. a piece of ground devoted to sports or contests; playing field.
b. an area in which field events are held.
3. a sphere or branch of activity or interest: the field of teaching.
4. the area drawn on or serviced by a business or profession; outlying areas where practical activities or operations are carried on: our representatives in the field.
5. a job or research location away from regular workshop or study facilities, offices, or the like.
6.
a. the scene or area of active military operations.
b. a battleground.
c. a battle.
7. an expanse of anything: a field of ice.
8. any region characterized by a particular feature, resource, activity, etc.: an oil field.
9. the surface of a canvas, shield, flag, or coin on which something is portrayed: a gold star on a field of blue.
10. all the competitors in a contest, or all the competitors except for the leader.
11. (in betting) all the contestants or numbers that are grouped together as one.
12. Physics.
a. a region of space in which a force acts, as that around a magnet or a charged particle.
b. the quantity defined by the force acting on a given object or particle at each point in such a region.
13. the entire angular expanse visible through an optical instrument at a given time.
14. the structure in a generator or motor that produces a magnetic field around a rotating armature.
15. Math. a number system that has the same properties relative to the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division as the number system of all real numbers.
16. the area of a photographic subject that is taken in by a lens at a particular diaphragm opening.
17. the total complex of factors within which a psychological event occurs and is perceived as occurring.
18. a unit of information, as a person’s name, that combines with related fields, as an official title or company name, to form one complete record in a computerized database.
v.t.
19.
a. (in baseball and cricket) to catch or pick up (the ball) in play.
b. to place (a player, group of players, or a team) in the field to play.
20. to answer skillfully: to field a difficult question.
21. to place in competition.
22. to put into action or on duty.
v.i.
23. to act as a fielder in baseball or cricket.
adj.
24. Sports.
a. of, taking place, or competed for on the field and not on the track, as the discus throw or shot put.
b. of or pertaining to field events.
25. of or pertaining to active combat service as distinguished from service in rear areas or at headquarters: a field soldier.
26. of or pertaining to a field.
27. working in the fields of a farm.
28. working as a salesperson, representative, etc., in the field: field agents.
29. grown or cultivated in a field.
Idioms:
play the field, Informal.
a. to engage in a broad range of activities.
b. to date a number of persons during the same period of time.
[before 1000; Middle English, Old English feld]
Field
(fild)
n.
1. Cyrus West, 1819–92, U.S. financier.
2. Eugene, 1850–95, U.S. poet and journalist.
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field
(fēld)
1. A region of space in which a physical force, such as magnetism or gravity, operates.
2. The area in which an image is visible to the eye or to an optical instrument.
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Field
competitors in a sporting event; the runners in a horse race; a stretch or expanse.
Examples: field of benefits, 1577; of clouds, 1860; of cricketers, 1850; of hounds [hunting], 1806; of horses [racing], 1771; of huntsmen, 1806; of ignorance, 1847; of miracles, 1712; of raillery; of runners [in races]; of stars, 1608; of woes, 1590.
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field
Past participle: fielded
Gerund: fielding
| Imperative |
|---|
| field |
| field |
| Present |
|---|
| I field |
| you field |
| he/she/it fields |
| we field |
| you field |
| they field |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I fielded |
| you fielded |
| he/she/it fielded |
| we fielded |
| you fielded |
| they fielded |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am fielding |
| you are fielding |
| he/she/it is fielding |
| we are fielding |
| you are fielding |
| they are fielding |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have fielded |
| you have fielded |
| he/she/it has fielded |
| we have fielded |
| you have fielded |
| they have fielded |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was fielding |
| you were fielding |
| he/she/it was fielding |
| we were fielding |
| you were fielding |
| they were fielding |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had fielded |
| you had fielded |
| he/she/it had fielded |
| we had fielded |
| you had fielded |
| they had fielded |
| Future |
|---|
| I will field |
| you will field |
| he/she/it will field |
| we will field |
| you will field |
| they will field |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have fielded |
| you will have fielded |
| he/she/it will have fielded |
| we will have fielded |
| you will have fielded |
| they will have fielded |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be fielding |
| you will be fielding |
| he/she/it will be fielding |
| we will be fielding |
| you will be fielding |
| they will be fielding |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been fielding |
| you have been fielding |
| he/she/it has been fielding |
| we have been fielding |
| you have been fielding |
| they have been fielding |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been fielding |
| you will have been fielding |
| he/she/it will have been fielding |
| we will have been fielding |
| you will have been fielding |
| they will have been fielding |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been fielding |
| you had been fielding |
| he/she/it had been fielding |
| we had been fielding |
| you had been fielding |
| they had been fielding |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would field |
| you would field |
| he/she/it would field |
| we would field |
| you would field |
| they would field |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have fielded |
| you would have fielded |
| he/she/it would have fielded |
| we would have fielded |
| you would have fielded |
| they would have fielded |
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  field — a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed; «he planted a field of wheat»
curtilage, grounds, yard — the enclosed land around a house or other building; «it was a small house with almost no yard» campus — a field on which the buildings of a university are situated firebreak, fireguard — a narrow field that has been cleared to check the spread of a prairie fire or forest fire grain field, grainfield — a field where grain is grown lawn — a field of cultivated and mowed grass paddy field, rice paddy, paddy — an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract, parcel — an extended area of land |
| 2. |  field — a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought; «they made a tour of Civil War battlefields»
battlefield, battleground, field of battle, field of honor battlefront, front line, front — the line along which opposing armies face each other sector — a portion of a military position parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract, parcel — an extended area of land |
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| 3. | field — somewhere (away from a studio or office or library or laboratory) where practical work is done or data is collected; «anthropologists do much of their work in the field»
region — a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth; «penguins inhabit the polar regions» |
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| 4. | field — a branch of knowledge; «in what discipline is his doctorate?»; «teachers should be well trained in their subject»; «anthropology is the study of human beings»
discipline, field of study, subject area, subject field, bailiwick, subject, study occultism — the study of the supernatural communication theory, communications — the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); «communications is his major field of study» major — the principal field of study of a student at a university; «her major is linguistics» frontier — an undeveloped field of study; a topic inviting research and development; «he worked at the frontier of brain science» genealogy — the study or investigation of ancestry and family history allometry — the study of the relative growth of a part of an organism in relation to the growth of the whole bibliotics — the scientific study of documents and handwriting etc. especially to determine authorship or authenticity ology — an informal word (abstracted from words with this ending) for some unidentified branch of knowledge knowledge base, knowledge domain, domain — the content of a particular field of knowledge science, scientific discipline — a particular branch of scientific knowledge; «the science of genetics» architecture — the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings; «architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use» applied science, engineering science, technology, engineering — the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems; «he had trouble deciding which branch of engineering to study» futuristics, futurology — the study or prediction of future developments on the basis of existing conditions arts, humanistic discipline, humanities, liberal arts — studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills); «the college of arts and sciences» theology, divinity — the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth military science — the discipline dealing with the principles of warfare escapology — the study of methods of escaping (especially as a form of entertainment) graphology — the study of handwriting (especially as an indicator of the writer’s character or disposition) numerology — the study of the supposed occult influence of numbers on human affairs protology — the study of origins and first things; «To Christians, protology refers to God’s fundamental purpose for humanity» theogony — the study of the origins and genealogy of the gods |
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| 5. |  field — the space around a radiating body within which its electromagnetic oscillations can exert force on another similar body not in contact with it
field of force, force field physical phenomenon — a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy electric field — a field of force surrounding a charged particle gravitational field — a field of force surrounding a body of finite mass magnetic field, magnetic flux, flux — the lines of force surrounding a permanent magnet or a moving charged particle radiation field — a field that represents the energy lost from the radiator to space |
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| 6. | field — a particular kind of commercial enterprise; «they are outstanding in their field»
field of operation, line of business business enterprise, commercial enterprise, business — the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; «computers are now widely used in business» |
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| 7. |  field — a particular environment or walk of life; «his social sphere is limited»; «it was a closed area of employment»; «he’s out of my orbit»
arena, domain, sphere, orbit, area environment — the totality of surrounding conditions; «he longed for the comfortable environment of his living room» distaff — the sphere of work by women front — a sphere of activity involving effort; «the Japanese were active last week on the diplomatic front»; «they advertise on many different fronts» kingdom, realm, land — a domain in which something is dominant; «the untroubled kingdom of reason»; «a land of make-believe»; «the rise of the realm of cotton in the south» lap — an area of control or responsibility; «the job fell right in my lap» political arena, political sphere — a sphere of intense political activity preserve — a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone; «medicine is no longer a male preserve» province, responsibility — the proper sphere or extent of your activities; «it was his province to take care of himself» |
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| 8. |  field — a piece of land prepared for playing a game; «the home crowd cheered when Princeton took the field»
athletic field, playing area, playing field scene of action, arena — a playing field where sports events take place ball field, baseball field, diamond — the baseball playing field court — a specially marked horizontal area within which a game is played; «players had to reserve a court in advance» football field, gridiron — the playing field on which football is played palaestra, palestra — a public place in ancient Greece or Rome devoted to the training of wrestlers and other athletes sports stadium, stadium, arena, bowl — a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments bowling green — a field of closely mowed turf for playing bowls midfield — (sports) the middle part of a playing field (as in football or lacrosse) parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract, parcel — an extended area of land |
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| 9. |  field — extensive tract of level open land; «they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain»; «he longed for the fields of his youth»
champaign, plain flat — a level tract of land; «the salt flats of Utah» flood plain, floodplain — a low plain adjacent to a river that is formed chiefly of river sediment and is subject to flooding dry land, ground, solid ground, terra firma, earth, land — the solid part of the earth’s surface; «the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land»; «the earth shook for several minutes»; «he dropped the logs on the ground» llano — an extensive grassy and nearly treeless plain (especially in Latin America) moorland, moor — open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss peneplain, peneplane — a more or less level land surface representing an advanced stage of erosion undisturbed by crustal movements snowfield — a permanent wide expanse of snow steppe — extensive plain without trees (associated with eastern Russia and Siberia) tundra — a vast treeless plain in the Arctic regions where the subsoil is permanently frozen |
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| 10. | field — (mathematics) a set of elements such that addition and multiplication are commutative and associative and multiplication is distributive over addition and there are two elements 0 and 1; «the set of all rational numbers is a field»
math, mathematics, maths — a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement set — (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols; «the set of prime numbers is infinite» scalar field — a field of scalars |
|
| 11. | field — a region in which active military operations are in progress; «the army was in the field awaiting action»; «he served in the Vietnam theater for three years»
field of operations, theater of operations, theatre of operations, theatre, theater armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine — the military forces of a nation; «their military is the largest in the region»; «the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker» theater of war, theatre of war — the entire land, sea, and air area that may become or is directly involved in war operations region — a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth; «penguins inhabit the polar regions» combat area, combat zone — a military area where combat forces operate |
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| 12. | field — all of the horses in a particular horse race
horse racing — the sport of racing horses set — a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used; «a set of books»; «a set of golf clubs»; «a set of teeth» |
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| 13. | field — all the competitors in a particular contest or sporting event
set — a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used; «a set of books»; «a set of golf clubs»; «a set of teeth» |
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| 14. | field — a geographic region (land or sea) under which something valuable is found; «the diamond fields of South Africa»
geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region — a demarcated area of the Earth coalfield — a region where there is coal underground gasfield — a region where there is natural gas underground oilfield — a region rich in petroleum deposits (especially one with producing oil wells) |
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| 15. | field — (computer science) a set of one or more adjacent characters comprising a unit of information
computer science, computing — the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures set — a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used; «a set of books»; «a set of golf clubs»; «a set of teeth» bit field — a field containing only binary characters |
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| 16. | field — the area that is visible (as through an optical instrument)
field of view visual percept, visual image — a percept that arises from the eyes; an image in the visual system microscopic field — the areas that is visible through a microscope operative field — the area that is open during surgery |
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| 17. |  field — a place where planes take off and land
airfield, flying field, landing field aerodrome, airdrome, airport, drome — an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo airstrip, flight strip, landing strip, strip — an airfield without normal airport facilities apron — a paved surface where aircraft stand while not being used auxiliary airfield — an airfield that functions in a subsidiary capacity facility, installation — a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry; «the assembly plant is an enormous facility» runway — a strip of level paved surface where planes can take off and land taxi strip, taxiway — a paved surface in the form of a strip; used by planes taxiing to or from the runway at an airport transportation, transportation system, transit — a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods flight line — place where airplanes are parked and the maintenance hangars (but not the runways or taxiways) |
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| Verb | 1. | field — catch or pick up (balls) in baseball or cricket
palm, handle — touch, lift, or hold with the hands; «Don’t handle the merchandise» |
| 2. | field — play as a fielder
athletics, sport — an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition play — participate in games or sport; «We played hockey all afternoon»; «play cards»; «Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches» |
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| 3. | field — answer adequately or successfully; «The lawyer fielded all questions from the press»
answer, reply, respond — react verbally; «She didn’t want to answer»; «answer the question»; «We answered that we would accept the invitation» |
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| 4. | field — select (a team or individual player) for a game; «The Buckeyes fielded a young new quarterback for the Rose Bowl»
choose, pick out, select, take — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; «Take any one of these cards»; «Choose a good husband for your daughter»; «She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her» |
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field
noun
3. speciality, line, area, department, environment, territory, discipline, province, pale, confines, sphere, domain, specialty, sphere of influence, purview, metier, sphere of activity, bailiwick, sphere of interest, sphere of study They are both experts in their field.
verb
2. play, put up They intend fielding their strongest team.
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field
noun
A sphere of activity, experience, study, or interest:
area, arena, bailiwick, circle, department, domain, orbit, province, realm, scene, subject, terrain, territory, world.
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Translations
حَقْلحَقْل ، مَجالحَقل معادِن، نَفْطحَقْل مغناطيسيمَلْعَب
polehřištěnalezištěoblastbitevní pole
markområdefeltfelt-grønt område
kampo
korpuslahterväli
pelikenttäpeltoalaaluekenttä
poljeteren
mezőszántóföldtest
akurgrípa og senda í höfnsvæîisviîvöllur
ピッチ野原
경기장들판
gaudantis sviedinį žaidėjaslaukaslauko darbasmedžiagos rinkimaspagauti ir atmušti sviedinį
atradneatsist bumbudarbības laukskaujaslaukslauka lielgabals
câmp
bojové polechytiť a vrátiťnáleziskopole
poljedisciplinaigriščenahajališčeobseg
fältkroppplan
ทุ่งนาสนามกีฬา
cánh đồngđiểm bóng rơi
field
[fiːld]
B. VI (Baseball, Cricket) → fildear
C. VT (Sport) [+ team] → alinear (Baseball, Cricket) [+ ball] → recoger, fildear (fig) [+ question] → sortear
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field
[ˈfiːld]
n
(= meadow) → champ m
a field of wheat → un champ de blé
(containing oil, gas) → gisement m
(= area of expertise) → domaine m
He’s an expert in his field → C’est un expert dans son domaine.
electromagnetic field, field of vision
modif [test] → sur le terrain
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field
vi (Cricket, Baseball etc) → als Fänger spielen; when we go out to field → wenn wir die Fänger(partei) stellen
field
:
field ambulance
n (Mil) → Sanka m, → Sanitätskraftwagen m
field artillery
n → Feldartillerie f
field day
n
(US: for school sports) → (Schul)sportfest nt
field
:
field event
n (Athletics) Disziplin, die nicht auf der Aschenbahn ausgetragen wird
field games
pl → Feldspiele pl
field goal
n (US Basketball) → Korbwurf m → aus dem Spielgeschehen; (Ftbl) → Fieldgoal nt, → Feldtor nt
field gun
n (Mil) → Feldgeschütz nt
fieldpiece
n (Mil) → Feldgeschütz nt
field
:
field study
n → Feldforschung f; a field → eine Feldstudie
field test
n → Feldversuch m
field-test
vt → in einem Feldversuch/in Feldversuchen testen
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
field
(fiːld) noun
1. a piece of land enclosed for growing crops, keeping animals etc. Our house is surrounded by fields.
2. a wide area. playing fields (= an area for games, sports etc).
3. a piece of land etc where minerals or other natural resources are found. an oil-field; a coalfield.
4. an area of knowledge, interest, study etc. in the fields of literature/economic development; her main fields of interest.
5. an area affected, covered or included by something. a magnetic field; in his field of vision.
6. an area of battle. the field of Waterloo; (also adjective) a field-gun.
verb
(in cricket, basketball etc) to catch (the ball) and return it.
ˈfield-glasses noun plural
binoculars.
ˈfieldwork noun
work done outside the laboratory, office etc (eg collecting information).
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field
→ حَقْل, مَيْدانٌ رِيَّاضِي hřiště, pole bane, mark Feld, Spielfeld γήπεδο, πεδίο campo, terreno de juego pelikenttä, pelto champ, terrain polje, teren campo ピッチ, 野原 경기장, 들판 veld bane, jorde boisko, pole campo подача, поле fält, plan ทุ่งนา, สนามกีฬา alan, saha cánh đồng, điểm bóng rơi 球场, 田
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
field
n. campo.
1. área o espacio abierto;
___ of vision → ___ visual
2. área de especialización.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
field
adj de campaña; — hospital hospital m de campaña; n campo; — of medicine campo de la medicina; visual —, — of vision campo visual or de visión
English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Noun
He gazed out across the fields.
She hopes to find work in the health field.
She is a pioneer in the field of genetic research.
a lawyer who is eminent in his field
working in his chosen field
a fascinating field of endeavor
Verb
The shortstop fielded the ground ball.
a shortstop who fields his position flawlessly
Last week she fielded two offers on her house.
His secretary will field requests for more information.
The senator fielded the reporters’ questions.
They expect to field a strong team this year.
the greatest fighting force that any nation has ever fielded
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The UConn Huskies are one of the last traditional college basketball powerhouses still alive in the NCAA Tournament, and the only remaining team in the field to win it all.
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Fullerton put Allen ahead in the fifth minute, chipping in a goal off a precise cross-field pass from the right side by Sam Sheffield.
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Concertgoers with suite tickets can enter through any of the non-field ticket gates.
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Hiring a non-field coach with a six-figure salary shows investment by Harsin and athletic director Allen Greene.
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There is multi-field space available for soccer and flag football.
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Hutchison was tasked with weighing the merits of complaints fielded by the attorney general’s office against Bernard.
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Ukrainian forces are using the Pulemyot Maxima 1910 machine gun (or PM M1910), which was fielded by the Imperial Russian Army during World War I.
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The telephone bidder, fielded by Christie’s deputy chairman Tash Perrin, remains anonymous.
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North Harford will field the opposite, leaning heavily on its 12 seniors.
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Last Thursday alone, the bank fielded redemptions of more than $40 billion from depositors, California banking authorities said.
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Onx/iLOQ Chevrolet Camaro at COTA fielded by a Trackhouse crew led by 23-time wining crew chief Darian Grubb who won a Cup Series title with Tony Stewart in 2011.
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Just field the ball and hit the cutoff man.
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noun
an expanse of open or cleared ground, especially a piece of land suitable or used for pasture or tillage.
Sports.
- a piece of ground devoted to sports or contests; playing field.
- (in betting) all the contestants or numbers that are grouped together as one:to bet on the field in a horse race.
- (in football) the players on the playing ground.
- the area in which field events are held.
Baseball.
- the team in the field, as opposed to the one at bat.
- the outfield.
a sphere of activity, interest, etc., especially within a particular business or profession: the field of teaching;the field of Shakespearean scholarship.
the area or region drawn on or serviced by a business or profession; outlying areas where business activities or operations are carried on, as opposed to a home or branch office: our representatives in the field.
a job location remote from regular workshop facilities, offices, or the like.
Military.
- the scene or area of active military operations.
- a battleground.
- a battle.
- Informal. an area located away from the headquarters of a commander.
an expanse of anything: a field of ice.
any region characterized by a particular feature, resource, activity, etc.: a gold field.
the surface of a canvas, shield, etc., on which something is portrayed: a gold star on a field of blue.
(in a flag) the ground of each division.
Physics. the influence of some agent, as electricity or gravitation, considered as existing at all points in space and defined by the force it would exert on an object placed at any point in space.Compare electric field, gravitational field, magnetic field.
Also called field of view. Optics. the entire angular expanse visible through an optical instrument, such as the lens of a camera, microscope, or telescope, at a given time.
Photography. the area of a subject that is taken in by a lens at a particular diaphragm opening.
Electricity. the structure in a generator or motor that produces a magnetic field around a rotating armature.
Mathematics. a number system that has the same properties relative to the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division as the number system of all real numbers; a commutative division ring. Abbreviation: F
Psychology. the total complex of interdependent factors within which a psychological event occurs and is perceived as occurring.
Computers.
- one or more related characters treated as a unit and constituting part of a record, for purposes of input, processing, output, or storage by a computer: If the hours-worked field is blank or zero, the program does not write a check for that employee.
- (in a punch card) any number of columns regularly used for recording the same information.
Television. one half of the scanning lines required to form a complete television frame. In the United States, two fields are displayed in 1/30 second: all the odd-numbered lines in one field and all the even lines in the next field.Compare frame (def. 8).
Numismatics. the blank area of a coin, other than that of the exergue.
Fox Hunting. the group of participants in a hunt, exclusive of the master of foxhounds and his staff.
Heraldry. the whole area or background of an escutcheon.
verb (used with object)
Baseball, Cricket.
- to catch or pick up (the ball) in play: The shortstop fielded the grounder and threw to first for the out.
- to place (a player, group of players, or a team) in the field to play.
to place in competition: to field a candidate for governor.
to answer or reply skillfully: to field a difficult question.
to put into action or on duty: to field police cars to patrol an area.
verb (used without object) Baseball, Cricket.
to act as a fielder; field the ball.
to take to the field.
adjective
Sports.
- of, taking place, or competed for on the field and not on the track, as the discus throw or shot put.
- of or relating to field events.
Military. of or relating to campaign and active combat service as distinguished from service in rear areas or at headquarters: a field soldier.
of or relating to a field.
grown or cultivated in a field.
working in the fields of a farm: field laborers.
working as a salesperson, engineer, representative, etc., in the field: an insurance company’s field agents.
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Idioms about field
- in actual use or in a situation simulating actual use or application; away from a laboratory, workshop, or the like: The machine was tested for six months in the field.
- in contact with a prime source of basic data: The anthropologist is working in the field in Nigeria.
- within a given profession: The public knows little of him, but in the field he’s known as a fine mathematician.
in the field,
keep the field, to remain in competition or in battle; continue to contend: The troops kept the field under heavy fire.
- to date a number of persons rather than only one: He wanted to play the field for a few years before settling down.
- to vary one’s activities.
- to begin to play, as in football or baseball; go into action.
- to go into battle: They took the field at dawn.
play the field, Informal.
take the field,
Origin of field
First recorded before 1000; Middle English, Old English feld; cognate with German Feld, Dutch, Afrikaans velt
OTHER WORDS FROM field
mis·field, verbun·field·ed, adjective
Words nearby field
fidus Achates, fie, Fiedler, fief, fiefdom, field, field ambulance, field army, field artillery, field battery, field bed
Other definitions for field (2 of 2)
noun
Cyrus West, 1819–92, U.S. financier: projector of the first Atlantic cable.
David Dudley, Jr., 1805–94, U.S. jurist (brother of Cyrus West and Stephen Johnson Field).
Erastus Salisbury, 1805–1900, U.S. painter.
Eugene, 1850–95, U.S. poet and journalist.
John, 1782–1837, Irish pianist and composer.
Marshall, 1834–1906, U.S. merchant and philanthropist.
Stephen Johnson, 1816–99, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1863–97 (brother of Cyrus West and David Dudley Field, Jr.).
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Words related to field
farmland, garden, grassland, green, ground, meadow, pasture, range, terrain, territory, competition, area, department, environment, job, line, province, region, work, course
How to use field in a sentence
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Options that are shown in yellow text will indicate which fields can be customized — like specifying which smart light you want to turn off or on, for instance.
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If you need to take work to and from the office, or out in the field to clients, this is a great option to keep files clean, organized, and safe.
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It was amazing to hear directly from the top leaders in the field.
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One ripple in a field would be an electron, another a photon, and interactions between them seemed to explain all electromagnetic events.
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The scientists initially noticed that this species, called Regimbartia attenuata, had a habit of hanging out rather nonchalantly with frogs on paddy fields in Japan.
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The eating disorder field remains divided over the potential efficacy of such measures.
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“He was a brave field commander and an expert in intelligence, and in organizing popular and tribal forces,” said the eulogist.
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If anything, officer training and in-field policing methodologies reinforce those beliefs.
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Then the commercial weight loss behemoths Weight Watchers and Jenny Craig joined this crowded field.
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It was, we have to have a team, all the right balls, a big field, and everything has to look right and be right.
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He distinguished himself in several campaigns, especially in the Peninsular war, and was raised to the rank of field marshal.
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We had six field-pieces, but we only took four, harnessed wit twice the usual number of horses.
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There were two battalions, together about a thousand men; and they brought a field-piece with them.
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The reveillée of the sleeping Mexicans was the discharge of our two field-pieces loaded with canister.
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Then the enemy’s howitzers and field guns had it all their own way, forcing attack to yield a lot of ground.
British Dictionary definitions for field (1 of 2)
noun
an open tract of uncultivated grassland; meadowRelated adjective: campestral
a piece of land cleared of trees and undergrowth, usually enclosed with a fence or hedge and used for pasture or growing cropsa field of barley
a limited or marked off area, usually of mown grass, on which any of various sports, athletic competitions, etc, are helda soccer field
an area that is rich in minerals or other natural resourcesa coalfield
the mounted followers that hunt with a pack of hounds
- all the runners in a particular race or competitors in a competition
- the runners in a race or competitors in a competition excluding the favourite
cricket the fielders collectively, esp with regard to their positions
a wide or open expansea field of snow
- an area of human activitythe field of human knowledge
- a sphere or division of knowledge, interest, etchis field is physics
- a place away from the laboratory, office, library, etc, usually out of doors, where practical work is done or original material or data collected
- (as modifier)a field course
the surface or background, as of a flag, coin, or heraldic shield, on which a design is displayed
Also called: field of view the area within which an object may be observed with a telescope, microscope, etc
physics
- See field of force
- a region of space that is a vector field
- a region of space under the influence of some scalar quantity, such as temperature
maths a set of entities subject to two binary operations, addition and multiplication, such that the set is a commutative group under addition and the set, minus the zero, is a commutative group under multiplication and multiplication is distributive over addition
maths logic the set of elements that are either arguments or values of a function; the union of its domain and range
computing
- a set of one or more characters comprising a unit of information
- a predetermined section of a record
television one of two or more sets of scanning lines which when interlaced form the complete picture
obsolete the open countrybeasts of the field
hold the field or keep the field to maintain one’s position in the face of opposition
in the field
- military in an area in which operations are in progress
- actively or closely involved with or working on something (rather than being in a more remote or administrative position)
lead the field to be in the leading or most pre-eminent position
leave the field informal to back out of a competition, contest, etc
take the field to begin or carry on activity, esp in sport or military operations
play the field informal to disperse one’s interests or attentions among a number of activities, people, or objects
(modifier) military of or relating to equipment, personnel, etc, specifically designed or trained for operations in the fielda field gun; a field army
verb
(tr) sport to stop, catch, or return (the ball) as a fielder
(tr) sport to send (a player or team) onto the field to play
(intr) sport (of a player or team) to act or take turn as a fielder or fielders
(tr) military to put (an army, a unit, etc) in the field
(tr) to enter (a person) in a competitioneach party fielded a candidate
(tr) informal to deal with or handle, esp adequately and by making a reciprocal gestureto field a question
Word Origin for field
Old English feld; related to Old Saxon, Old High German feld, Old English fold earth, Greek platus broad
British Dictionary definitions for field (2 of 2)
noun
John . 1782–1837, Irish composer and pianist, lived in Russia from 1803: invented the nocturne
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Scientific definitions for field
A distribution in a region of space of the strength and direction of a force, such as the electrostatic force near an electrically charged object, that would act on a body at any given point in that region. See also electric field magnetic field.
The region whose image is visible to the eye or accessible to an optical instrument.
A set of elements having two operations, designated addition and multiplication, satisfying the conditions that multiplication is distributive over addition, that the set is a group under addition, and that the elements with the exception of the additive identity (0) form a group under multiplication. The set of all rational numbers is a field.
- In a database, a space for a single item of information contained in a record.
- An interface element in a graphical user interface that accepts the input of text.
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Other Idioms and Phrases with field
In addition to the idiom beginning with field
- field day
also see:
- cover the field
- far afield
- out in left field
- play the field
- take the field
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the study of the supernatural
the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.)
the principal field of study of a student at a university
an undeveloped field of study; a topic inviting research and development
the study or investigation of ancestry and family history
the study of the relative growth of a part of an organism in relation to the growth of the whole
the scientific study of documents and handwriting etc. especially to determine authorship or authenticity
an informal word (abstracted from words with this ending) for some unidentified branch of knowledge
a particular branch of scientific knowledge
the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings
the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems
the study or prediction of future developments on the basis of existing conditions
studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)
the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth
the discipline dealing with the principles of warfare
the study of methods of escaping (especially as a form of entertainment)
the study of handwriting (especially as an indicator of the writer’s character or disposition)
the study of the supposed occult influence of numbers on human affairs
the study of origins and first things
the study of the origins and genealogy of the gods
a branch of study or knowledge involving the observation, investigation, and discovery of general laws or truths that can be tested systematically
the art or study of formal debate and argumentation
the scientific study of plants or animals (more observational than experimental) usually published in popular magazines rather than in academic journals
the study or the use of symbols and symbolism
the sciences involved in the study of the physical world and its phenomena
a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
the application of soil and plant sciences to land management and crop production
the study of plant nutrition and growth especially as a way to increase crop yield
science of soils in relation to crops
the science of architecture
the branch of architecture dealing with the arrangement of land and buildings for human use and enjoyment
the branch of architecture dealing with the design and organization of urban space and activities
the branch of architecture dealing with the selection and organization of furnishings for an architectural interior
the science and technology of metals
the branch of engineering science concerned with the design and construction of aircraft
application of biological principles to the study and design of engineering systems (especially electronic systems)
the branch of engineering science in which biological science is used to study the relation between workers and their environments
the branch of engineering that is concerned with the design and construction and operation of the plants and machinery used in industrial chemical processes
the branch of engineering concerned with the design and construction of such public works as dams or bridges
the branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication
the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
the branch of engineering that deals with the construction of buildings (as distinguished from architecture as a design art)
the branch of engineering that deals with the creation and management of systems that integrate people and materials and energy in productive ways
the branch of engineering that deals with the use of computers and telecommunications to retrieve and store and transmit information
the branch of engineering that deals with the design and construction and operation of machinery
the branch of engineering that deals with things smaller than 100 nanometers (especially with the manipulation of individual molecules)
the branch of engineering concerned with the design and construction and operation of nuclear reactors
the branch of engineering that deals with the design and construction and operation of ships
the branch of engineering science that studies rocket design and operation
the scientific study of measurement
the scientific study of food and drink (especially in humans)
the science of mental life
the sciences concerned with gathering, manipulating, storing, retrieving, and classifying recorded information
the field of science concerned with cognition; includes parts of cognitive psychology and linguistics and computer science and cognitive neuroscience and philosophy of mind
the branch of science that studies society and the relationships of individual within a society
the science or art of strategy
the science of systematic classification
the branch of science that studies death (especially its social and psychological aspects)
revival of a classical style (in art or literature or architecture or music) but from a new perspective or with a new motivation
a movement in literature and art during the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe that favored rationality and restraint and strict forms
a movement in literature and art during the late 18th and early 19th centuries that celebrated nature rather than civilization
the discipline that studies the English language and literature
the discipline that records and interprets past events involving human beings
the academic discipline that studies the development of painting and sculpture
the determination of the actual temporal sequence of past events
the study and creation of visual works of art
arts or skills that require public performance
the scholarly knowledge of western cultures and languages and people
the scholarly knowledge of Asian cultures and languages and people
the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics
the humanistic study of literature
the study of the principles and practices of library administration
the humanistic study of language and literature
the scholarly and scientific study of music
the study of Chinese history and language and culture
the humanistic discipline that attempts to reconstruct the transmission of a text (especially a text in manuscript form) on the basis of relations between the various surviving manuscripts (sometimes using cladistic analysis)
(Middle Ages) an introductory curriculum at a medieval university involving grammar and logic and rhetoric; considered to be a triple way to eloquence
(Middle Ages) a higher division of the curriculum in a medieval university involving arithmetic and music and geometry and astronomy
the science of analyzing and deciphering codes and ciphers and cryptograms
the scientific study of language
the branch of theology that is concerned with angels
the branch of theology that is concerned with the defense of Christian doctrines
the branch of theology concerned with the nature and the constitution and the functions of a church
the branch of theology that is concerned with such final things as death and Last Judgment; Heaven and Hell; the ultimate destiny of humankind
the branch of theology that deals with principles of exegesis
the branch of theology that deals with sermons and homilies
the study of liturgies
the branch of theology that defends God’s goodness and justice in the face of the existence of evil
the branch of military science dealing with detailed maneuvers to achieve objectives set by strategy
the branch of military science dealing with military command and the planning and conduct of a war
the branch of science related to space flight and aviation
fjeld , field
n a high rocky plateau with little vegetation in Scandinavian countries
(C19: Norwegian; related to Old Norse fjall mountain; see fell5)
Bosworth Field
n (English history) the site, two miles south of Market Bosworth in Leicestershire, of the battle that ended the Wars of the Roses (August, 1485). Richard III was killed and Henry Tudor was crowned king as Henry VII
Coulomb field
n the electrostatic field around an electrically charged body or particle. The interaction between two such fields produces Coulomb force
dark-field illumination
n illumination of the field of a microscope from the side so that the specimen is viewed against a dark background
dark-field microscope
n another name for an →
ultramicroscope
depth of field
n the range of distance in front of and behind an object focused by an optical instrument, such as a camera or microscope, within which other objects will also appear clear and sharply defined in the resulting image
Compare →
depth of focus
electric field
n a field of force surrounding a charged particle within which another charged particle experiences a force
Compare →
magnetic field
electric field strength
n the strength or intensity of an electric field at any point, usually measured in volts per metre., (Symbol)
E
electromagnetic field
n a field of force equivalent to an electric field and a magnetic field at right angles to each other and to the direction of propagation
electrostatic field
n an electric field associated with a static electric field
field
n
1 an open tract of uncultivated grassland; meadow
Related adj →
campestral
2 a piece of land cleared of trees and undergrowth, usually enclosed with a fence or hedge and used for pasture or growing crops
a field of barley
3 a limited or marked off area, usually of mown grass, on which any of various sports, athletic competitions, etc., are held
a soccer field
4 an area that is rich in minerals or other natural resources
a coalfield
5 short for →
battlefield →
airfield
6 the mounted followers that hunt with a pack of hounds
a all the runners in a particular race or competitors in a competition
b the runners in a race or competitors in a competition excluding the favourite
8 (Cricket) the fielders collectively, esp. with regard to their positions
9 a wide or open expanse
a field of snow
a an area of human activity
the field of human knowledge
b a sphere or division of knowledge, interest, etc
his field is physics
a a place away from the laboratory, office, library, etc., usually out of doors, where practical work is done or original material or data collected
b (as modifier)
a field course
12 the surface or background, as of a flag, coin, or heraldic shield, on which a design is displayed
13 (Also called)
field of view the area within which an object may be observed with a telescope, microscope, etc.
b a region of space that is a vector field
c a region of space under the influence of some scalar quantity, such as temperature
15 (Maths) a set of entities subject to two binary operations, addition and multiplication, such that the set is a commutative group under addition and the set, minus the zero, is a commutative group under multiplication
16 (Maths, logic) the set of elements that are either arguments or values of a function; the union of its domain and range
a a set of one or more characters comprising a unit of information
b a predetermined section of a record
18 (Television) one of two or more sets of scanning lines which when interlaced form the complete picture
19 Obsolete the open country
beasts of the field
20 ♦
hold or keep the field to maintain one’s position in the face of opposition
a (Military) in an area in which operations are in progress
b actively or closely involved with or working on something (rather than being in a more remote or administrative position)
22 ♦
lead the field to be in the leading or most pre-eminent position
23 ♦
leave the field
Informal to back out of a competition, contest, etc.
24 to begin or carry on activity, esp. in sport or military operations
25 ♦
play the field
Informal to disperse one’s interests or attentions among a number of activities, people, or objects
26 modifier (Military) of or relating to equipment, personnel, etc., specifically designed or trained for operations in the field
a field gun, a field army
vb
27 tr (Sport) to stop, catch, or return (the ball) as a fielder
28 tr (Sport) to send (a player or team) onto the field to play
29 intr (Sport) (of a player or team) to act or take turn as a fielder or fielders
30 tr (Military) to put (an army, a unit, etc.) in the field
31 tr to enter (a person) in a competition
each party fielded a candidate
32 tr
Informal to deal with or handle, esp. adequately and by making a reciprocal gesture
to field a question
(Old English feld; related to Old Saxon, Old High German feld, Old English fold earth, Greek platus broad)
Field
n John. 1782—1837, Irish composer and pianist, lived in Russia from 1803: invented the nocturne
field ambulance
n (Military) a mobile medical unit that accepts casualties from forward units, treating the lightly wounded and stabilizing the condition of the seriously wounded before evacuating them to a hospital
field army
n (Military) the largest formation of a land force, usually consisting of two or more corps with supporting arms and services
field artillery
n artillery capable of deployment in support of front-line troops, due mainly to its mobility
field battery
n a small unit of usually four field guns
field boot
n a close-fitting knee-length boot
field captain
n the senior official at an archery meeting, responsible for safety
field centre
n a centre equipped for field studies, usually situated in or near an area where field studies are carried out
field corn
n (U.S) any variety of corn that is grown as a feed for livestock
field cornet
n (S. African) a commander of burgher troops called up in time of war or in an emergency, esp. during the 19th century, (Often shortened to)
cornet
field day
n
1 a day spent in some special outdoor activity, such as nature study or sport
2 a day-long competition between amateur radio operators using battery or generator power, the aim being to make the most contacts with other operators around the world
3 (Military) a day devoted to manoeuvres or exercises, esp. before an audience
4 Informal a day or time of exciting or successful activity
the children had a field day with their new toys
a a day or series of days devoted to the demonstration of farm machinery in country centres
b a combined open day and sale on a stud property
field drain , tile
n an underground earthenware pipe used for draining fields
field-effect transistor
n a unipolar transistor consisting of three or more electrode regions, the source, one or more gates, and the drain. A current flowing in a channel between the highly doped source and drain is controlled by the electric field arising from a voltage applied between source and gate, (Abbrev)
FET See also →
JFET →
IGFET
field emission
n the emission of electrons from a solid or liquid subjected to a high electric field
field event
n a competition, such as the discus, high jump, etc., that takes place on a field or similar area as opposed to those on the running track
field glass
n
1 a small telescope often incorporating a prism and held in one hand
2 a former name for →
field glasses
field glasses
pl n another name for →
binoculars (Former name)
field glass
field goal
n
1 (Basketball) a goal scored while the ball is in normal play rather than from a free throw
2 (American and Canadian football) a score of three points made by kicking the ball through the opponent’s goalposts above the crossbar
field guidance
n a method of guiding a missile to a point within a gravitational or radio field by means of the properties of the field
field gun
n a gun specially designed for service in direct support of front-line troops
field hockey
n (U.S. and Canadian) hockey played on a field, as distinguished from ice hockey
field-holler
n a cry employing falsetto, portamento, and sudden changes of pitch, used in African-American work songs, later integrated into the techniques of the blues
field hospital
n a temporary hospital set up near a battlefield equipped to provide remedial surgery and post-operative care
field layer
n See →
layer →
2
field magnet
n a permanent magnet or an electromagnet that produces the magnetic field in a generator, electric motor, or similar device
field marshal
n an officer holding the highest rank in the British and certain other armies
field officer
n an officer holding field rank, namely that of major, lieutenant colonel, or colonel
field of fire
n the area that a weapon or group of weapons can cover with fire from a given position
field of force
n the region of space surrounding a body, such as a charged particle or a magnet, within which it can exert a force on another similar body not in contact with it
See also →
electric field →
magnetic field →
gravitational field
field of honour
n the place or scene of a battle or duel, esp. of jousting tournaments in medieval times
field poppy
n another name for →
corn poppy
field post office
n a place to which mail intended for military units in the field is sent to be sorted and forwarded, (Abbrev.)
FPO
field spaniel
n a robust, low-slung breed of spaniel developed by crossing the cocker spaniel with the Sussex spaniel
field sports
pl n sports carried on in the open countryside, such as hunting, shooting, or fishing
field strength
n
1 (Radio, television) the intensity of an electromagnetic wave at any point in the area covered by a radio or television transmitter
2 (Physics) the intensity of an electric or magnetic field
See →
intensity
field study
n often pl a research project carried out in the field
See →
field →
11
field tile
n (Brit. and N.Z) an earthenware drain used in farm drainage
field trial
n
1 (Hunting) a test of or contest between gun dogs to determine their proficiency and standard of training in retrieving or pointing
2 often pl a test to display performance, efficiency, or durability, as of a vehicle or invention
field trip
n an expedition, as by a group of students or research workers, to study something at first hand
field winding
n the insulated current-carrying coils on a field magnet that produce the magnetic field intensity required to set up the electrical excitation in a generator or motor
field work
n an investigation or search for material, data, etc., made in the field as opposed to the classroom, laboratory, or official headquarters
♦
field worker n
flying field
n a small airport; an airfield
force-field analysis
n a decision-making technique, often presented graphically, that identifies all the positive and negative forces impinging on a problem
gravitational field
n the field of force surrounding a body of finite mass in which another body would experience an attractive force that is proportional to the product of the masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them
gum field
n (N.Z.) an area of land containing buried fossilized kauri gum
ice field
n
1 a very large flat expanse of ice floating in the sea; large ice floe
2 a large mass of ice permanently covering an extensive area of land
landing field
n an area of land on which aircraft land and from which they take off
left-field
adj
Informal regarded as being outside the mainstream; unconventional
(C20: from baseball term left field, the area of the outfield to the batter’s left, regarded as the scene of little action)
level playing field
n a situation in which none of the competing parties has an advantage at the outset of a competitive activity
magnetic field
n a field of force surrounding a permanent magnet or a moving charged particle, in which another permanent magnet or moving charge experiences a force
Compare →
electric field
open-field
adj prenominal (Medieval history) of or denoting the system in which an arable area was divided into unenclosed strips, esp. cultivated by different tenants
playing field
n (Chiefly Brit) a field or open space used for sport
potter’s field
n
1 (U.S.) a cemetery where the poor or unidentified are buried at the public expense
2 (New Testament) the land bought by the Sanhedrin with the money paid for the betrayal of Jesus (which Judas had returned to them) to be used as a burial place for strangers and the friendless poor (Acts 1:19; Matthew 27:7)
quantum field theory
n (Physics) quantum mechanical theory concerned with elementary particles, which are represented by fields whose normal modes of oscillation are quantized
unified field theory
n any theory capable of describing in one set of equations the properties of gravitational fields, electromagnetic fields, and strong and weak nuclear interactions. No satisfactory theory has yet been found
vector field
n a region of space under the influence of some vector quantity, such as magnetic field strength, in which each point can be described by a vector
visual field
n the whole extent of the image falling on the retina when the eye is fixating a given point in space