field of view

noun phrase

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Despite their close approach, the two planets will be too widely separated to fit within the field of view of a telescope, but viewing each planet individually through a telescope could help bring out details such as Saturn's rings. Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 17 Jan. 2025 The sun is far larger than the WF/PC field of view, so the engineers programmed Hubble to execute a series of very small movements to scan across the sun, taking a series of split-second exposures to map out our star in a mosaic. Phil Plait, Scientific American, 16 Jan. 2025 This means that the total effective field of view sums up to a mammoth 300 degrees! New Atlas, 16 Jan. 2025 Prism configurations produce a large, colorful image with a wide field of view, but are bulky and dim your surroundings. Will Greenwald, PCMAG, 10 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for field of view 

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First Known Use

1763, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of field of view was in 1763

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“Field of view.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20of%20view. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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