visual field
2
4.8
- noun
- /ˈvɪʒuəl fiːld/
- Specialized
:
campo visual
- The doctor examined my visual field to check for any abnormalities in my peripheral vision.
- visual field restrictions
- visual field defects
- visual field examination
Learn to dilate and contract your visual field consciously.
- Learn to dilate and contract your visual field consciously.
- When things, certain things move in the visual field faster than others, we interpret that gradient of motion as a cue to depth.
- First of all, much as with our visual system, we can expand or contract our visual field of view.
- So when I told Vicki that those of us in our earthly life have these pie shaped visual fields because where our eyes are in the skull, Vicki laughed at me.
- I think it causes low level like things to happen in my visual field when I meditate.
Examples
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The screen covered a visual field of approximately 240 degrees horizontally and 100 degrees vertically.
Academic text (2017) -
I'm having trouble with my visual field.
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I found that in that area of the visual field, it's affected.
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If I'm looking at a ground plane, closer is also lower in the visual field, right?
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In both cases, when you close your eyes, your visual field doesn't disappear.
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The proportion of patients with visual field deterioration at 2 years is shown in the table.
Academic text (2015) -
Something can emerge in the visual field that disrupts her view of the world.
Academic text (1996) -
When things, certain things move in the visual field faster than others, we interpret that gradient of motion as a cue to depth.
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Ultraviolet light notwithstanding, movement in the crab's visual field is probably the animal's main visual cue.
Academic text (2004) -
Clinical visual impairment or blindness is measured by determining a person's visual field or visual acuity.
Academic text (1997)
Synonyms
533
1.0
The area you can see from one place
48
6.7
The area you can see through a microscope or telescope
8
3.7
The whole area one eye can see without moving it
8
4.2
The area you can see at one time, for example through a camera or telescope
1
8.7
The area you can see from where you are
The whole area you can see while your eyes stay in one place
The area you can see and how you judge distance in it
How Wide
- Specialized
2
4.8
- Specialized
6
7.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the entire area that can be seen' is directly and transparently composed from 'visual' (related to sight) + 'field' (an area or extent), so a learner who knows both constituents can infer the compound meaning. This noun–noun compositional pattern is common across languages (e.g. Spanish 'campo visual', French 'champ visuel') and follows regular semantic combination, making it immediately comprehensible to B1 learners.
Etymology
Visual field comes from a simple image: visual means 'seeing' and field is like an open area you can look over. Imagine standing in a field and looking around. The part you can see at one time is your visual field, which is why it means the whole area you can see when you look in one direction.