field

(feld) [A.S. feld.] A definite area or plane surface, considered in relation to some specific object, au'ditory f., the space included within the limits of hearing of a definite sound, as of a tuning-fork. Coim'heim's f., Cohnheim's* area. Kroe'nig's f., Kroenig's* area, magnet'ic f., the sphere of infiuence of a magnet, mi'croscope f the area within which objects are visible under., a microscope, sur'plus f., part of the visual field in cases of non-total hemianopsia which pa es beyond the point of fixation, thus encroaching upon the blind area, vis'ual f., the area within which objects are more or le distinctly seen by the eye in a fixed position.