visual field

noun

field of vision.

Origin of visual field

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby visual field

visual cortex, visual display terminal, visual display unit, visual effect, visual evoked potential, visual field, visual literacy, visual magnitude, visual pigment, visual purple, visual range

British Dictionary definitions for visual field

visual field

noun

the whole extent of the image falling on the retina when the eye is fixating a given point in space

Medical definitions for visual field

visual field

n.

The area simultaneously visible to one eye without movement.

Scientific definitions for visual field

visual field

The area that is visible to an immobile eye at a given time.