| academy |
an institution for the advancing of a particular field of learning. [1/2 definitions] |
| ace |
a person who is highly skilled in a particular field; expert. [1/7 definitions] |
| AFS |
abbreviation of "American Field Service." |
| agro- |
soil; earth; field. |
| agronomy |
the study and application of scientific methods of soil management and field crop production; scientific agriculture. |
| airdrome |
an airport or landing field. |
| antimagnetic |
unaffected by a magnetic field; resistant to magnetization. |
| archaeologist |
a scientist who works in the field of archaeology, the study of past human life and culture. |
| area |
a field of study. [1/4 definitions] |
| armature |
a coil-wrapped iron core that rotates in a magnetic field to induce electrical current in a generator, or that produces motion in an electrical motor when current is passed through it. [1/4 definitions] |
| art |
the field of visual works such as painting, drawing, and the like. [1/4 definitions] |
| assessor |
one who assists a judge, esp. one who has expertise in a particular field. [1/2 definitions] |
| ball girl |
a girl or young woman who retrieves stray balls during a tennis or baseball game, or who has charge of balls used in practice, as in field hockey or volleyball. |
| ballpark |
an enclosed piece of land, with or without a roof, having stands for spectators and a playing field for ball games, esp. baseball. [1/2 definitions] |
| baron |
a very powerful financier or industrialist in a particular field. [1/2 definitions] |
| baton |
in track and field, a hollow cylinder that is carried and passed from one runner to the next on a relay team. [1/4 definitions] |
| betatron |
in physics, an electron accelerator in which the speed of the electrons is increased to high energies, from a few million to a few hundred million electron volts, by the action of a rapidly changing magnetic field. |
| big-time |
(informal) significant or influential in a particular trade, profession, or other field of endeavor. [1/2 definitions] |
| binocular |
(usu. pl.) a magnifying optical instrument used with both eyes at once, such as field glasses or opera glasses. [1/2 definitions] |
| biography |
the field of biographical writing. [1/3 definitions] |
| bioinformatics |
an interdisciplinary field that uses computers to analyze biological data. [1/2 definitions] |