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field

field

7.0
A space where a particular force or value acts
  • noun
  • /fiːld/
  • Specialized
translation icon : campo
  • I designed these suits to create a field of laser-bending thermal distortion.
  • magnetic field
  • gravitational field
  • electric field

And one thing that quantum fields do is fluctuate.

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Examples

  • OK, so we were looking at vector fields and last time.

  • Put a force field around the plane.

  • The event table includes the foreign key field for each of the points on the star.

    Academic text (1999)
  • You know what a magnetic field is, right?

  • The new science education framework raises interesting issues for the field of K-12 technology and engineering education.

    Academic text (2012)
  • It's a magnetic field.

  • Plasma particles can be contained within a magnetic field in a process known as magnetic confinement.

    Academic text (1999)
  • In physics, the gravitational field affects how objects attract each other.

  • The researchers measured the magnetic field surrounding the wire.

  • Understanding the concept of a field is essential in higher mathematics for dealing with vectors.

Synonyms

magnetic field
vsfield
  • Specialized
67 4.0

An area around a magnet or electric current where a magnet's force moves objects

is a general term used in physics math and computing contexts
force field
vsfield
  • Specialized
18 6.3

An area around an object where it pushes or pulls other objects

is broader and used for math sets and computing data spaces
gravitational field
vsfield
  • Specialized
8 4.6

The space around a planet or other object that pulls things toward it

is the broader concept used for sets and data as well as forces
electric field
vsfield
  • Specialized
7 3.9

An area around a charged object that pushes or pulls other small charged things

is the broader concept covering physics math and computing meanings
radiation field
vsfield
  • Specialized
1 5.6

The area around a source where energy like light spreads out

is the broader term that includes force regions and nonforce senses
scalar field
vsfield
  • Specialized
1 9.3

A single number at every point in space, like temperature

is a more general idea that also means math sets and data spaces
field of force
vsfield
  • Specialized
8.2

An area around something where its push or pull affects other things

is the general term also covering math and computing uses

Antonyms

vacuum
  • Specialized
77 4.2

A space with no air or other matter

Idioms

228 3.7

Doing practical work or research outside an office

To try as hard as you can during a game or competition

Make the situation different so some people have a better chance to win

from left field
  • Informal
1 8.0

In a way that is not expected

7.2

Not very experienced in a job or area

Compounds

95 1.0

An organized visit by students to learn outside the classroom

75 3.8

The conditions that let people or companies compete fairly

magnetic field
  • Specialized
67 4.0

An area around a magnet or electric current where a magnet's force moves objects

A rectangular area with lines and goals where players play football

52 3.0

Points a team gets by kicking the ball between the other team's goalposts

force field
  • Literature
42 6.4

An invisible barrier of energy that keeps a place or object from harm

30 2.9

An area on the right side of the outfield from the batter's view in baseball

21 3.6

The part of the outfield on the left side in baseball and the player who plays there

A situation where everyone has the same fair chance to succeed

Sports like running, jumping, and throwing on a track or field

field day
  • Informal
20 3.9

A time when someone enjoys doing something a lot

force field
  • Specialized
18 6.3

An area around an object where it pushes or pulls other objects

15 1.2

A large area of land without buildings or trees used for play

14 1.0

An area of grass or artificial grass marked for playing soccer with goalposts

A grassy area with a diamond-shaped infield where people play baseball

12 3.0

A player who plays in the middle of the outfield and catches long hits

12 2.3

A team sport played on grass where players use curved sticks to hit a small hard ball into a goal

field hospital
  • Specialized
11 3.8

A temporary hospital near a disaster or battlefield that treats injured people

11 3.8

Study done outside in natural places like forests or villages

An area where soldiers fight in a war

9 6.4

An area where broken pieces from an accident or storm are spread over the ground

9 3.3

A basket scored during play by throwing the ball through the other team's hoop

9 8.8

An area where many people were killed during war or violence

A subject of learning like biology or history

field of vision
  • Specialized
8 3.7

The whole area one eye can see without moving it

gravitational field
  • Specialized
8 4.6

The space around a planet or other object that pulls things toward it

8 1.9

A place where people play baseball

field of view
  • Specialized
8 4.2

The area you can see at one time, for example through a camera or telescope

electric field
  • Specialized
7 3.9

An area around a charged object that pushes or pulls other small charged things

7 1.4

A field where wheat grows

An area of land prepared and marked for playing sports

5 4.0

A person who does hard physical work on a farm

5 3.6

A check of a new product outside a lab to see how it works

left field
  • Informal
5 7.4

An unexpected, unusual idea or remark that surprises people

4 3.9

A book that helps you identify plants, animals, or rocks in nature

field strength
  • Specialized
4 5.6

A measure of how strong an electric or magnetic field is at a place

4 3.2

The part of the baseball outfield behind second base between left and right field

4 2.1

A small wild mouse that lives in fields or meadows

field of fire
  • Specialized
4 8.8

The area a gun can hit from one position

An area of land people prepare and keep for playing sports like soccer or track

field coil
  • Specialized
3 6.3

A wire wrapped around a magnet that makes a magnetic field in motors and generators

field theory
  • Specialized
3 8.3

An idea in physics that explains forces and particles as things spread through space and time, like gravity or electricity

3 4.7

A large flat area of floating ice on the sea

A goal kicked near the end of a game that gives the team the win

field artillery
  • Specialized
2 5.8

Large mobile guns that armies use to fire at enemy positions to help front-line troops

2 3.6

A large indoor building for sports and training with space for spectators

2 4.9

A packed meal that soldiers eat during military operations

field officer
  • Specialized
2 4.6

A person in the army with the rank of major, lieutenant colonel, or colonel

landing field
  • Specialized
2 3.7

A flat open place where small planes arrive and take off

A place where a city buries poor people with no family

visual field
  • Specialized
2 4.8

The area you can see when you look straight ahead

1 3.4

A competition on the field where athletes jump or throw, like long jump and shot put

field general
  • Jargon
1 6.7

A player who leads and directs the team's play on the field, often the quarterback

1 1.9

A day with outdoor games and activities for a school or community

field line
  • Specialized
1 7.6

An imaginary line that shows the direction of the force around magnets or electric charges

1 8.6

A very high army rank above general

field of honor
  • Literature
1 8.3

A place where soldiers fought that people remember with respect

1 2.8

A flooded field where farmers grow rice, often in Asia

1 5.3

A small pair of binoculars you use to look at distant things outdoors

1 5.8

How strong a magnetic field is in a place

Part of business that helps companies tell people about and sell products or services

radiation field
  • Specialized
1 5.6

The area around a source where energy like light spreads out

dark-field microscope
  • Specialized
1 6.8

A microscope that makes tiny particles too small for an ordinary microscope appear bright on a dark background

electrostatic field
  • Specialized
1 7.4

An area around electric charges that pushes or pulls other charges

A situation where everyone has an equal chance and no one has unfair advantages

A pair of binoculars used to see far things outdoors

field gun
  • Specialized
1 6.8

A large movable weapon soldiers use on the battlefield to fire at enemy troops

field corn
  • Specialized
1 4.2

A farm crop grown for animal feed and grain products, not eaten fresh

field emission
  • Specialized
1 7.8

Electrons leave a material's surface when a strong electric field pulls them into empty space

field intensity
  • Specialized
1 7.7

How strong and which way an electric or magnetic field is at a point

1 3.5

A small pea plant grown for edible seeds that feed people or animals

field of honor
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A place where two people meet to fight to settle a personal argument

field of operations
  • Specialized
1 7.2

An area where soldiers fight and do military work during a war

How Large

domain
150 4.2
field
  • Specialized
7.0
area
487 1.0
space
1.0
point
1.0

Surface Forms

field singular
fields plural

Etymology

Field originally meant 'open area', and that idea of a space grew into technical uses: in physics, math, or computing a field is a space or area where forces act or where data belongs.