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FIELD THEORY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does field theory mean?
• FIELD THEORY (noun)
The noun FIELD THEORY has 1 sense:
1. (physics) a theory that explains a physical phenomenon in terms of a field and the manner in which it interacts with matter or with other fields
Familiarity information: FIELD THEORY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(physics) a theory that explains a physical phenomenon in terms of a field and the manner in which it interacts with matter or with other fields
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("field theory" is a kind of...):
theory (a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena)
Domain category:
natural philosophy; physics (the science of matter and energy and their interactions)
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