"field" | Definition and Related Words

field

Noun

A piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed (synset 108587527)
"he planted a field of wheat"

is a type of: parcel, parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract - an extended area of land
subtypes:
- curtilage, grounds, yard - the enclosed land around a house or other building
- 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
- lawn - a field of cultivated and mowed grass
- paddy, paddy field, rice paddy - an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown
A region where a battle is being (or has been) fought (synset 108523662)
"they made a tour of Civil War battlefields"

is a type of: parcel, parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract - an extended area of land
specific instances:
- 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
has:
- battlefront, front, front line - the line along which opposing armies face each other
- sector - a portion of a military position
same as: battlefield, battleground, field of battle, field of honor
Somewhere (away from a studio or office or library or laboratory) where practical work is done or data is collected (synset 108587306)
"anthropologists do much of their work in the field"

is a type of: region - a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth
A branch of knowledge (synset 106005806)
"in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings"

is a type of: domain, knowledge base, knowledge domain - the content of a particular field of knowledge
subtypes:
- 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
- science, scientific discipline - a particular branch of scientific knowledge
- architecture - the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings
- landscape architecture - the art, planning, design, management, preservation and rehabilitation of the land and the design of large man-made constructs
- applied science, engineering, engineering science, technology - the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems
- 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)
- divinity, theology - the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth
- military science - the discipline dealing with the principles of warfare
- 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
same as: bailiwick, discipline, field of study, study, subject, subject area, subject field
The space around a radiating body within which its electromagnetic oscillations can exert force on another similar body not in contact with it (synset 111477177)
is a type of: physical phenomenon - a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy
subtypes:
- electric field - a field of force surrounding a charged particle
- 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
- radiation field - a field that represents the energy lost from the radiator to space
same as: field of force, force field
A particular kind of commercial enterprise (synset 101099024)
"they are outstanding in their field"

is a type of: business, business enterprise, commercial enterprise - the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects

same as: field of operation, line of business
A particular environment or walk of life (synset 114537641)
"his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"

is a type of: environment - the totality of surrounding conditions
subtypes:
- distaff - the sphere of work by women
- front - a sphere of activity involving effort
- kingdom, land, realm - a domain in which something is dominant
- lap - an area of 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
same as: area, arena, domain, orbit, sphere
A piece of land prepared for playing a game (synset 108588287)
"the home crowd cheered when Princeton took the field"

is a type of: parcel, parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract - an extended area of land
subtypes:
- arena, scene of action - a playing field where sports events take place
- ball field, baseball field, diamond - the baseball playing field
- court - a specially marked horizontal area within which a game 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
- pitch, soccer field - a sports field with predetermined dimensions for playing soccer
has: midfield - (sports) the middle part of a playing field (as in football or lacrosse)

is a part of: arena, bowl, sports stadium, stadium - a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments

same as: athletic field, playing area, playing field
Extensive tract of level open land (synset 109416498)
"they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain"; "he longed for the fields of his youth"

is a type of: dry land, earth, ground, land, solid ground, terra firma - the solid part of the earth's surface
subtypes:
- flat - a level tract of land
- 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
specific instances:
- 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, serengeti plain - a vast plain in Tanzania to the west of the Great Rift Valley known for its wildlife
same as: champaign, plain
(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 (synset 108021702)
"the set of all rational numbers is a field"

referred to in: math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement

is a type of: set - (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols

subtypes: scalar field - a field of scalars
A region in which active military operations are in progress (synset 108569203)
"the army was in the field awaiting action"; "he served in the Vietnam theater for three years"

referred to in: armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation

is a type of: region - a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth

has: combat area, combat zone - a military area where combat forces operate

is a part of: theater of war, theatre of war - the entire land, sea, and air area that may become or is directly involved in war operations

same as: field of operations, theater, theater of operations, theatre, theatre of operations
All of the horses in a particular horse race (synset 108016026)
referred to in: horse racing - the sport of racing horses

is a 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 (synset 108015913)
is a 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 (synset 108677077)
"the diamond fields of South Africa"

is a type of: geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region - a demarcated area of the Earth
subtypes:
- 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)
(computer science) a set of one or more adjacent characters comprising a unit of information (synset 108022022)
referred to in: computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures

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

subtypes: bit field - a field containing only binary characters
The area that is visible (as through an optical instrument) (synset 105941627)
is a type of: visual image, visual percept - a percept that arises from the eyes; an image in the visual system
subtypes:
- microscopic field - the areas that is visible through a microscope
- operative field - the area that is open during surgery
same as: field of view
A place where planes take off and land (synset 102690851)
is a type of: facility, installation - a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry
subtypes:
- aerodrome, airdrome, airport, drome - an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo
- airstrip, flight strip, landing strip, strip - an airfield without normal airport facilities
- auxiliary airfield - an airfield that functions in a subsidiary capacity
has:
- apron - a paved surface where aircraft stand while not being used
- runway - a strip of level paved surface where planes can take off and land
- taxi strip, taxiway - a paved surface in the form of a strip; used by planes taxiing to or from the runway at an airport
- flight line - place where airplanes are parked and the maintenance hangars (but not the runways or taxiways)
is a part of: transit, transportation, transportation system - a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods

same as: airfield, flying field, landing field

Verb

Catch or pick up (balls) in baseball or cricket (synset 201084683)
is a type of: handle, palm - touch, lift, or hold with the hands
Play as a fielder (synset 201084245)
referred to in: athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition

is a type of: play - participate in games or sport
Answer adequately or successfully (synset 200817201)
"The lawyer fielded all questions from the press"

is a type of: answer, reply, respond - react verbally
Select (a team or individual player) for a game (synset 200677511)
"The Buckeyes fielded a young new quarterback for the Rose Bowl"

is a type of: choose, pick out, select, take - pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives

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