Alternative form of field hand

plural of field hand

(acoustics) The region within a distance a fraction of a wavelength from a sound source. Accordingly, the outer boundary of the near-field region is closer for high-pitched sound than for low-pitched sound.

(software, object-oriented programming) Synonym of member variable

(physics) A theoretical field associated with electroweak symmetry breaking, the quantum of which is the Higgs boson; interaction with this field is hypothesised to give elementary particles their mass.

plural of fieldman

(now rare) An agricultural labourer. / (cricket) A fielder. / An employee who works in the field rather than at at office; a field agent.

Alternative form of if there's grass on the pitch, play ball

(mathematics) Any of the several axioms that an object should meet to be considered a mathematical field.

(definite, mathematics) the requirements for an object to be considered a field: / plural of field axiom