field of view

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The larger rectangle shows the field of view at 10x (below) and the smaller shows the field of view at 40x (two below). Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 25 Mar. 2025 Astronomical cameras typically use larger red, green and blue filters over the entire field of view rather than the tiny filters that a smartphone camera uses for individual pixels, but the end result is much the same. Phil Plait, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2025 The robotaxi's advanced sensor suite provides overlapping fields of view all around the vehicle, functioning effectively both day and night. Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 15 Feb. 2025 That’s because Roman’s huge field of view will allow many astronomers—and non-astronomers—at once to gather data from uncounted regions of the sky, with no single principal investigator directing the observation. Jeffrey Kluger/greenbelt, TIME, 8 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for field of view

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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 17 Apr. 2025.

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