field

a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed

"he planted a field of wheat"

Types:: show 14 types...; hide 14 types...; curtilage, grounds, yard
the enclosed land around a house or other building; backyard
the grounds in back of a house; dooryard
a yard outside the front or rear door of a house; front yard
the yard in front of a house; between the house and the street; garden
a yard or lawn adjoining a house; playground
yard consisting of an outdoor area for children's play; side yard
the grounds at either side of a house; campus
a field on which the buildings of a university are situated; firebreak, fireguard
a narrow field that has been cleared to check the spread of a prairie fire or forest fire; grain field, grainfield
a field where grain is grown; corn field, cornfield
a field planted with corn; wheat field, wheatfield
a field planted with wheat; lawn
a field of cultivated and mowed grass; paddy, paddy field, rice paddy
an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown

Type of:: parcel, parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract
an extended area of land

a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought

"they made a tour of Civil War battlefields"

Synonyms:: battlefield, battleground, field of battle, field of honor

Examples:: Armageddon
(New Testament) the scene of the final battle between the kings of the Earth at the end of the world; Camlan
(Arthurian legend) the battlefield where King Arthur was mortally wounded

Type of:: parcel, parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract
an extended area of land

somewhere (away from a studio or office or library or laboratory) where practical work is done or data is collected

"anthropologists do much of their work in the field"

Type of:: region
a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth

a branch of knowledge

Synonyms:: bailiwick, discipline, field of study, study, subject, subject area, subject field

Types:: show 88 types...; hide 88 types...; occultism
the study of the supernatural; communication theory, communications
the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); major
the principal field of study of a student at a university; frontier
an undeveloped field of study; a topic inviting research and development; genealogy
the study or investigation of ancestry and family history; allometry
the study of the relative growth of a part of an organism in relation to the growth of the whole; bibliotics
the scientific study of documents and handwriting etc. especially to determine authorship or authenticity; ology
an informal word (abstracted from words with this ending) for some unidentified branch of knowledge; symbology
the study or the use of symbols and symbolism; science, scientific discipline
a particular branch of scientific knowledge; natural history
the scientific study of plants or animals (more observational than experimental) usually published in popular magazines rather than in academic journals; natural science
the sciences involved in the study of the physical world and its phenomena; math, mathematics, maths
a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement; agronomy, scientific agriculture
the application of soil and plant sciences to land management and crop production; agrobiology
the study of plant nutrition and growth especially as a way to increase crop yield; agrology
science of soils in relation to crops; architectonics, tectonics
the science of architecture; metallurgy
the science and technology of metals; metrology
the scientific study of measurement; nutrition
the scientific study of food and drink (especially in humans); psychological science, psychology
the science of mental life; IP, informatics, information processing, information science
the sciences concerned with gathering, manipulating, storing, retrieving, and classifying recorded information; cognitive science
the field of science concerned with cognition; includes parts of cognitive psychology and linguistics and computer science and cognitive neuroscience and philosophy of mind; social science
the branch of science that studies society and the relationships of individual within a society; strategics
the science or art of strategy; systematics
the science of systematic classification; thanatology
the branch of science that studies death (especially its social and psychological aspects); cryptanalysis, cryptanalytics, cryptography, cryptology
the science of analyzing and deciphering codes and ciphers and cryptograms; linguistics
the scientific study of language; architecture
the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings; landscape architecture
the branch of architecture dealing with the arrangement of land and buildings for human use and enjoyment; urban planning
the branch of architecture dealing with the design and organization of urban space and activities; interior design
the branch of architecture dealing with the selection and organization of furnishings for an architectural interior; applied science, engineering, engineering science, technology
the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems; aeronautical engineering
the branch of engineering science concerned with the design and construction of aircraft; bionics
application of biological principles to the study and design of engineering systems (especially electronic systems); bioengineering, biotechnology, ergonomics
the branch of engineering science in which biological science is used to study the relation between workers and their environments; chemical engineering
the branch of engineering that is concerned with the design and construction and operation of the plants and machinery used in industrial chemical processes; civil engineering
the branch of engineering concerned with the design and construction of such public works as dams or bridges; EE, electrical engineering
the branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication; computer science, computing
the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures; architectural engineering
the branch of engineering that deals with the construction of buildings (as distinguished from architecture as a design art); industrial engineering, industrial management
the branch of engineering that deals with the creation and management of systems that integrate people and materials and energy in productive ways; IT, information technology
the branch of engineering that deals with the use of computers and telecommunications to retrieve and store and transmit information; mechanical engineering
the branch of engineering that deals with the design and construction and operation of machinery; nanotechnology
the branch of engineering that deals with things smaller than 100 nanometers (especially with the manipulation of individual molecules); nuclear engineering
the branch of engineering concerned with the design and construction and operation of nuclear reactors; naval engineering
the branch of engineering that deals with the design and construction and operation of ships; rocketry
the branch of engineering science that studies rocket design and operation; futuristics, futurology
the study or prediction of future developments on the basis of existing conditions; arts, humanistic discipline, humanities, liberal arts
studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills); neoclassicism
revival of a classical style (in art or literature or architecture or music) but from a new perspective or with a new motivation; classicalism, classicism
a movement in literature and art during the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe that favored rationality and restraint and strict forms; Romantic Movement, Romanticism
a movement in literature and art during the late 18th and early 19th centuries that celebrated nature rather than civilization; English
the discipline that studies the English language and literature; history
the discipline that records and interprets past events involving human beings; art history
the academic discipline that studies the development of painting and sculpture; chronology
the determination of the actual temporal sequence of past events; beaux arts, fine arts
the study and creation of visual works of art; performing arts
arts or skills that require public performance; Occidentalism
the scholarly knowledge of western cultures and languages and people; Oriental Studies, Orientalism
the scholarly knowledge of Asian cultures and languages and people; philosophy
the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics; literary study
the humanistic study of literature; library science
the study of the principles and practices of library administration; linguistics, philology
the humanistic study of language and literature; musicology
the scholarly and scientific study of music; Sinology
the study of Chinese history and language and culture; stemmatics, stemmatology
the humanistic discipline that attempts to reconstruct the transmission of a text (especially a text in manuscript form) on the basis of relations between the various surviving manuscripts (sometimes using cladistic analysis); trivium
(Middle Ages) an introductory curriculum at a medieval university involving grammar and logic and rhetoric; considered to be a triple way to eloquence; quadrivium
(Middle Ages) a higher division of the curriculum in a medieval university involving arithmetic and music and geometry and astronomy; divinity, theology
the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth; angelology
the branch of theology that is concerned with angels; apologetics
the branch of theology that is concerned with the defense of Christian doctrines; ecclesiology
the branch of theology concerned with the nature and the constitution and the functions of a church; eschatology
the branch of theology that is concerned with such final things as death and Last Judgment; Heaven and Hell; the ultimate destiny of humankind; hermeneutics
the branch of theology that deals with principles of exegesis; homiletics
the branch of theology that deals with sermons and homilies; liturgics, liturgiology
the study of liturgies; theodicy
the branch of theology that defends God's goodness and justice in the face of the existence of evil; military science
the discipline dealing with the principles of warfare; tactics
the branch of military science dealing with detailed maneuvers to achieve objectives set by strategy; strategy
the branch of military science dealing with military command and the planning and conduct of a war; escapology
the study of methods of escaping (especially as a form of entertainment); graphology
the study of handwriting (especially as an indicator of the writer's character or disposition); numerology
the study of the supposed occult influence of numbers on human affairs; protology
the study of origins and first things; theogony
the study of the origins and genealogy of the gods

Type of:: domain, knowledge base, knowledge domain
the content of a particular field of knowledge

the space around a radiating body within which its electromagnetic oscillations can exert force on another similar body not in contact with it

Synonyms:: field of force, force field

Types:: show 7 types...; hide 7 types...; electric field
a field of force surrounding a charged particle; electrostatic field
electric field associated with static electric charges; gravitational field
a field of force surrounding a body of finite mass; flux, magnetic field, magnetic flux
the lines of force surrounding a permanent magnet or a moving charged particle; magnetosphere
the magnetic field of a planet; the volume around the planet in which charged particles are subject more to the planet's magnetic field than to the solar magnetic field; solar magnetic field
the magnetic field of the sun; radiation field
a field that represents the energy lost from the radiator to space

Type of:: physical phenomenon
a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy

a particular kind of commercial enterprise

"they are outstanding in their field"

Synonyms:: field of operation, line of business

Type of:: business, business enterprise, commercial enterprise
the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects

a particular environment or walk of life

Synonyms:: area, arena, domain, orbit, sphere

Types:: show 10 types...; hide 10 types...; distaff
the sphere of work by women; front
a sphere of activity involving effort; kingdom, land, realm
a domain in which something is dominant; lotus land, lotusland
an idyllic realm of contentment and self-indulgence; lap
an area of control or responsibility; lap of the gods
beyond human control or responsibility; political arena, political sphere
a sphere of intense political activity; preserve
a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone; province, responsibility
the proper sphere or extent of your activities; ecclesiastical province
the district within the jurisdiction of an archbishop or a metropolitan or one of the territorial divisions of an ecclesiastical order

Type of:: environment
the totality of surrounding conditions

a piece of land prepared for playing a game

"the home crowd cheered when Princeton took the field"

Synonyms:: athletic field, playing area, playing field

Types:: show 14 types...; hide 14 types...; arena, scene of action
a playing field where sports events take place; circus
an arena consisting of an oval or circular area enclosed by tiers of seats and usually covered by a tent; ball field, baseball field, diamond
the baseball playing field; court
a specially marked horizontal area within which a game is played; badminton court
the court on which badminton is played; basketball court
the court on which basketball is played; handball court
the court on which handball is played; piste
a flat rectangular area for fencing bouts; squash court
the indoor court in which squash is played; tennis court
the court on which tennis is played; volleyball court
the court on which volleyball is played; football field, gridiron
the playing field on which football is played; palaestra, palestra
a public place in ancient Greece or Rome devoted to the training of wrestlers and other athletes; bowling green
a field of closely mowed turf for playing bowls

Type of:: parcel, parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract
an extended area of land

extensive tract of level open land

"he longed for the fields of his youth"

Synonyms:: champaign, plain

Examples:: show 4 examples...; hide 4 examples...; Olympia
a plain in Greece in the northwestern Peloponnese; the chief sanctuary of Zeus and the site of the original Olympian Games; Nullarbor Plain
a vast arid plain of southern Australia stretching inland from the Great Australian Bight; has sparse vegetation and no surface water and is almost uninhabited; the site of a major rocket research center; Serengeti Plain
a vast plain in Tanzania to the west of the Great Rift Valley known for its wildlife; Marston Moor
a former moor in northern England

Types:: show 10 types...; hide 10 types...; flat
a level tract of land; alluvial flat, alluvial plain
a flat resulting from repeated deposits of alluvial material by running water; salt flat, salt plain
a flat expanse of salt left by the evaporation of a body of salt water; flood plain, floodplain
a low plain adjacent to a river that is formed chiefly of river sediment and is subject to flooding; llano
an extensive grassy and nearly treeless plain (especially in Latin America); moor, moorland
open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss; peneplain, peneplane
a more or less level land surface representing an advanced stage of erosion undisturbed by crustal movements; snowfield
a permanent wide expanse of snow; steppe
extensive plain without trees (associated with eastern Russia and Siberia); tundra
a vast treeless plain in the Arctic regions where the subsoil is permanently frozen

Type of:: dry land, earth, ground, land, solid ground, terra firma
the solid part of the earth's surface

(mathematics) a set of elements such that addition and multiplication are commutative and associative and multiplication is distributive over addition and there are two elements 0 and 1

"the set of all rational numbers is a field"

Types:: scalar field
a field of scalars

Type of:: set
(mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols

a region in which active military operations are in progress

"the army was in the field awaiting action"

Synonyms:: field of operations, theater, theater of operations, theatre, theatre of operations

Type of:: region
a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth

all of the horses in a particular horse race

Type of:: set
a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used

all the competitors in a particular contest or sporting event

Type of:: set
a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used

a geographic region (land or sea) under which something valuable is found

"the diamond fields of South Africa"

Types:: coalfield
a region where there is coal underground; gasfield
a region where there is natural gas underground; oilfield
a region rich in petroleum deposits (especially one with producing oil wells)

Type of:: geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region
a demarcated area of the Earth

(computer science) a set of one or more adjacent characters comprising a unit of information

Types:: bit field
a field containing only binary characters

Type of:: set
a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used

the area that is visible (as through an optical instrument)

Synonyms:: field of view

Types:: microscopic field
the areas that is visible through a microscope; operative field
the area that is open during surgery

Type of:: visual image, visual percept
a percept that arises from the eyes; an image in the visual system

a place where planes take off and land

Synonyms:: airfield, flying field, landing field

Examples:: Kennedy International Airport
a large airport on Long Island to the east of New York City

Types:: show 5 types...; hide 5 types...; aerodrome, airdrome, airport, drome
an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo; heliport
an airport for helicopters; airstrip, flight strip, landing strip, strip
an airfield without normal airport facilities; flare path
an airstrip outline with lights to guide an airplane pilot in landing; auxiliary airfield
an airfield that functions in a subsidiary capacity

Type of:: facility, installation
a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry

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