subfield

[suhb-feeld]

noun

Mathematics.

1. a field that is a subset of a given field.

Word History and Origins

Origin of subfield¹

First recorded in 1945–50; sub- + field

Example Sentences

Trump’s reelection has forced me to tear up my international law syllabus, just as I did every semester during the first Trump administration, when virtually every subfield and topic came under direct assault.

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The public relations industry has a related subfield called “crisis communications”—the art of preparing for, and reacting to, adverse publicity.

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Discola studies criminal victimology, a subfield of criminology focused on the victim experience.

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Computer vision is a subfield of AI that deals with the ability of computers to interpret and analyze visual data from the world.

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That practice has spawned an entire subfield of scientific inquiry known as dendrochronology.

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