Bude light
() A light in which high illuminating power is obtained by introducing a jet of oxygen gas or of common air into the center of a flame fed with coal gas or with oil. |
Drummond light
() A very intense light, produced by turning two streams of gas, one oxygen and the other hydrogen, or coal gas, in a state of ignition, upon a ball of lime |
Field
(n.) Cleared land |
Field
(n.) A piece of land of considerable size |
Field
(n.) A place where a battle is fought |
Field
(n.) An open space |
Field
(n.) Any blank space or ground on which figures are drawn or projected. |
Field
(n.) The space covered by an optical instrument at one view. |
Field
(n.) The whole surface of an escutcheon |
Field
(n.) An unresticted or favorable opportunity for action, operation, or achievement |
Field
(n.) A collective term for all the competitors in any outdoor contest or trial, or for all except the favorites in the betting. |
Field
(n.) That part of the grounds reserved for the players which is outside of the diamond |
Field
(v. i.) To take the field. |
Field
(v. i.) To stand out in the field, ready to catch, stop, or throw the ball. |
Field
(v. t.) To catch, stop, throw, etc. (the ball), as a fielder. |
Light
(n.) That agent, force, or action in nature by the operation of which upon the organs of sight, objects are rendered visible or luminous. |
Light
(n.) That which furnishes, or is a source of, light, as the sun, a star, a candle, a lighthouse, etc. |
Light
(n.) The time during which the light of the sun is visible |
Light
(n.) The brightness of the eye or eyes. |
Light
(n.) The medium through which light is admitted, as a window, or window pane |
Light
(n.) Life |
Light
(n.) Open view |
Light
(n.) The power of perception by vision. |
Light
(n.) That which illumines or makes clear to the mind |
Light
(n.) Prosperity |
Light
(n.) The manner in which the light strikes upon a picture |
Light
(n.) Appearance due to the particular facts and circumstances presented to view |
Light
(n.) One who is conspicuous or noteworthy |
Light
(n.) A firework made by filling a case with a substance which burns brilliantly with a white or colored flame |
Light
(superl) Having light |
Light
(superl) White or whitish |
Light
(n.) To set fire to |
Light
(n.) To give light to |
Light
(n.) To attend or conduct with a light |
Light
(v. i.) To become ignited |
Light
(v. i.) To be illuminated |
Light
(superl.) Having little, or comparatively little, weight |
Light
(superl.) Not burdensome |
Light
(superl.) Easy to be endured or performed |
Light
(superl.) Easy to be digested |
Light
(superl.) Not heavily armed |
Light
(superl.) Not encumbered |
Light
(superl.) Not heavily burdened |
Light
(superl.) Slight |
Light
(superl.) Well leavened |
Light
(superl.) Not copious or heavy |
Light
(superl.) Not strong or violent |
Light
(superl.) Not pressing heavily or hard upon |
Light
(superl.) Easy to admit influence |
Light
(superl.) Indulging in, or inclined to, levity |
| field goal | a score in American football, a score made by kicking the ball between the opponents' goal posts |
basket
field goal | a score in basketball made by throwing the ball through the hoop |
| light adaptation | the process of adjusting the eyes to relatively high levels of illumination, the pupil constricts and the cones system is operative |
| field trip | a group excursion (to a museum or the woods or some historic place) for firsthand examination |
outdoor sport
field sport | a sport that is played outdoors |
| track and field | participating in athletic sports performed on a running track or on the field associated with it |
| field game | an outdoor game played on a field of specified dimensions |
field hockey
hockey | a game resembling ice hockey that is played on an open field, two opposing teams use curved sticks try to drive a ball into the opponents' net |
| light show | a display of colored lights moving in shifting patterns |
| field work | an investigation carried out in the field rather than in a laboratory or headquarters |
dark ground illumination
dark field illumination | a form of microscopic examination of living material by scattered light, specimens appear luminous against a dark background |
left field
leftfield | the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is expected to field balls in the left third of the outfield (looking from home plate) |
center field
centerfield | the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is expected to field balls in the central third of the outfield |
right field
rightfield | the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is expected to field balls in the right third of the outfield (looking from home plate) |
quarterback
signal caller
field general | (American football) the position of the football player in the backfield who directs the offensive play of his team, quarterback is the most important position on the team |
| field trial | a test of young hunting dogs to determine their skill in pointing and retrieving |
| field press censorship | security review of news (including all information or material intended for dissemination to the public) subject to the jurisdiction of the armed forces |
light reflex
pupillary reflex
miosis
myosis | reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller |
field
field of operation
line of business | a particular kind of commercial enterprise, they are outstanding in their field |
| Bosworth Field | the battle that ended the Wars of the Roses (), Richard III was killed and Henry Tudor was crowned as Henry VII |
Flodden
Battle of Flodden Field | a battle in , the English defeated the invading Scots and James IV was killed |
field sparrow
Spizella pusilla | common North American finch of brushy pasturelands |
| field spaniel | large usually black hunting and retrieving spaniel with a dense flat or slightly wavy coat, cross between cocker and Sussex spaniel |
field cricket
Acheta assimilis | common American black cricket, attacks crops and also enters dwellings |
| field mouse fieldmouse | any nocturnal Old World mouse of the genus Apodemus inhabiting woods and fields and gardens |
vole
field mouse | any of various small mouselike rodents of the family Cricetidae (especially of genus Microtus) having a stout short-tailed body and inconspicuous ears and inhabiting fields or meadows |
airfield
landing field
flying field
field | a place where planes take off and land |
anchor light
riding light
riding lamp | a light in the rigging of a ship that is riding at anchor |
arc lamp
arc light | a lamp that produces light when electric current flows across the gap between two electrodes |
| ballast light ballast | an electrical device for starting and regulating fluorescent and discharge lamps |
ball field
baseball field
diamond | the baseball playing field |
beacon lighthouse
beacon light
pharos | a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships |
binoculars
field glasses
opera glasses | an optical instrument designed for simultaneous use by both eyes |
candle
taper
wax light | stick of wax with a wick in the middle |
center field
centerfield
center | the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher, he hit the ball to deep center |
| fairy light | a small colored light used for decoration (especially at Christmas) |
field artillery
field gun | movable artillery (other than antiaircraft) used by armies in the field (especially for direct support of front-line troops) |
field coil
field winding | the electric coil around a field magnet that produces the magneto motive force to set up the flux in an electric machine |
field-effect transistor
FET | a transistor in which most current flows in a channel whose effective resistance can be controlled by a transverse electric field |
| field-emission microscope | electron microscope used to observe the surface structure of a solid |
field glass
glass spyglass | a small refracting telescope |
| field hockey ball | ball used in playing field hockey |
| field hospital | a temporary military hospital near the battle lines |
| field house | an athletic facility where athletes prepare for sport |
| field house sports arena | a building for indoor sports |
| field lens | the lens that is farthest from the eye in an optical device with more than one lens |
| field magnet | a magnet that provides a magnetic field in a dynamo or electric motor |
field-sequential color television
field-sequential color TV
field-sequential color television system
field-sequential color TV system | an early form of color TV in which successive fields are scanned in three primary colors |
| field tent | a canvas tent for use in the field |
football field
gridiron | the playing field on which football is played |