definition of field of view on the microscope
The noun FIELD OF VIEW has 1 sense: 1  1. the area that is visible (as through an optical instrument) 2  Meaning: 3  The area that is visible (as through an optical instrument) 4  Classified under: 5  Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents. 6  Synonyms: 7  field of view; field. 8  Hypernyms (field of view is a kind of...): visual image; visual percept (a percept that arises from the eyes; an image in the visual system) Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of field of view): microscopic field (the areas that is visible through a microscope) operative field (the area that is open during surgery)