field of view

noun phrase

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That improvement allows the lidar system to scan a wider field of view while maintaining low-noise performance. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026 Roman will pair a large field of view with crisp infrared vision to survey deep, vast swaths of sky. Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026 The ultrawide has a 12mm equivalent focal length and a wide 122-degree field of view, and the telephoto has a 3x optical periscopic lens with a Sony Lytia sensor, a 71mm equivalent focal length, and OIS. Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 1 May 2026 Blessed with wide fields of view, binoculars reveal the night sky beyond the reach of the naked eye, able to give excellent views of large and bright deep-sky objects — including star clusters and nebulas and the occasional galaxy (as well as the star-fields in the arc of the Milky Way). Jamie Carter, Space.com, 28 Apr. 2026 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 8 May. 2026.

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