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Definition of the word \"Field\" from an explanatory dictionary. 
 
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Field
>>Note: Etymology: Middle English feld, fild, field, from Old English feld; akin to Old Frisian, Old Saxon, & Old High German feld field, Old English fold earth, Old Saxon folda, Old Norse fold; akin to Old English flor floor -- more at floor
  Field (mathematics), set of elements that can be operated on according to rules that satisfy certain properties.
  Field (Sports), an athletic or sports area or space
  baseball, cricket, field hockey, football, soccer, polo...
  Field (heraldry), the field, or background, of an escutcheon may be of two or more tinctures, divided by one or more partition lines.
  the background of a flag
  the background of a shield
  Field (physics), a continuously distributed entity in space that accounts for actions at a distance
  Electric
  Gravitational
  Field (geography), with a definition similar to that of physics but in a different context and using unique models and methods
  the place where a battle is fought
  a land area free of woodland, cities, and towns
  a large unbroken expanse of sea ice
  Field (agriculture), an area of land used to cultivate crops for agricultural purposes
  A field of wheat
  Visual field or field of view, the area visible from a point of view (it can be a camera or an eye)
  Field of study, a branch of knowledge
  Depth of field, in photography, the distance in front of and beyond the subject that appears to be in focus