visual field

American  

noun

1. field of vision.

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visual field British  

noun

1. the whole extent of the image falling on the retina when the eye is fixating a given point in space

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visual field Scientific  

1. The area that is visible to an immobile eye at a given time.

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Etymology

Origin of visual field

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

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visual field

So while we’ve developed incredible vision and light receptor cells, this has happened at the expense of having a gap in our visual field.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026

There’s some significant fluctuations in your weight, and I was wondering how working in a visual field from a pretty young age shaped your ideas about eating and exercise.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2025

"If Dojo can help make cars 'see' and 'react,' what other markets could open up? Think of any device at the edge with a camera that makes real-time decisions based on its visual field."

From Reuters ● Sep. 11, 2023

There’s one small problem: astronomy is a highly visual field, and Kane is legally blind.

From Scientific American ● Jan. 5, 2023

The double images are homonymous and further apart on both sides of the visual field.

From Schweigger on Squint A Monograph by Dr. C. Schweigger by Schweigger, C.