field
field/fēld/
noun
- an area of open land, especially one planted with crops or pasture, typically bounded by hedges or fences."a wheat field"synonyms: meadow, pasture, paddock, green, pen, grassland, pastureland, sward, park, corral, bawn, glebe, lea, mead, greensward
- a particular branch of study or sphere of activity or interest."we talked to professionals in various fields"synonyms: area, sphere, area of activity, discipline, province, department, domain, sector, line, branch, subject, speciality, specialty, specialization, specialism, métier, forte, scene, bailiwick, pigeon
- a space or range within which objects are visible from a particular viewpoint or through a piece of apparatus."the stars drift through this telescope's field of view"synonyms: scope, range, sweep, reach, extent, purview, limits, confines, parameters, bounds, horizons
- all the participants in a contest or sport."he destroyed the rest of the field with a devastating injection of speed"synonyms: competitors, entrants, competition, runners, applicants, candidates, possibles, possibilities, hopefuls
- an area on a flag with a single background color."fifty white stars on a blue field"
- the region in which a particular condition prevails, especially one in which a force or influence is effective regardless of the presence or absence of a material medium.
- a system subject to two binary operations analogous to those for the multiplication and addition of real numbers, and having similar commutative and distributive laws.
verb
- play as a fielder.
- send out (a team or individual) to play in a game."a high school that traditionally fielded mediocre teams"synonyms: put in the team, send out, play, put up
- deal with (a difficult question, phone call, etc.)."she has fielded five calls from salespeople"synonyms: deal with, handle, cope with, answer, reply to, respond to, react to, parry, deflect, turn aside, evade, sidestep, avoid, dodge, answer evasively, fend off, duck
adjective
carried out or working in the natural environment, rather than in a laboratory or office.
"field observations"
synonyms: practical, hands-on, applied, actual, active, experiential, empirical, in the field, nontheoretical, empiric
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3 days ago · a · an area or division of an activity, subject, or profession. the field of microbiology ; b · the sphere of practical operation outside a base ( ...
Field
Mathematics
In mathematics, a field is a set on which addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division are defined and behave as the corresponding operations on rational and real numbers. A field is thus a fundamental algebraic structure which is widely... Wikipedia
FIELD meaning: 1. an area of land, used for growing crops or keeping animals, usually surrounded by a fence: 2. a…. Learn more.
The Field Museum connects all of us to the natural world and the human story. Museum open daily, 9am-5pm, last entry 4pm.
Synonyms for FIELD: ground, clearing, tract, parcel, meadow, lot, plot, plat; Antonyms of FIELD: fumble, botch, goof (up), bungle, muff, mess (up), ...
In mathematics, a field is a set on which addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division are defined and behave as the corresponding operations on ...
Field Brewing is a Westfield, Indiana brewery serving award winning beers and a chef-driven, one-of-a-kind menu using local seasonal ingredients.