What is another word for Fieldpiece?

Pronunciation: [fˈiːldpiːs] (IPA)

Fieldpiece is a term typically used to refer to a piece of equipment used in the field, especially in the fields of science, engineering, and agriculture. The term can be interchangeable with other terms that describe similar equipment such as field meter, field instrument, and field device. Other synonyms for fieldpiece include sensor, transducer, probe, and detector. Each of these terms describes an instrument or tool designed to measure or monitor a specific type of physical property in a given field. These synonyms can be useful for scientists, engineers, and technicians who require precision measurements and monitoring in their respective fields.

What are the hypernyms for Fieldpiece?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    Diagnostic Equipment, instruments, tools, measuring devices, calibration tools, testing devices.

Usage examples for Fieldpiece

His hopes of a crown faded rapidly, and when the army reached Lisbon it had dwindled to not much more than four thousand effective men-the rest being dead of dysentery, or on the sick-list from imprudence in eating and drinking-while they found that they had made an unfortunate omission in their machinery for assailing the capital, having not a single Fieldpiece in the whole army.
"History of the United Netherlands, 1586-89, Vol. II. Complete"
John Lothrop Motley Last Updated: February 7, 2009
A Mexican Fieldpiece, covered by a breastwork, raked the causeway from end to end, while from the heights of Chapultepec cannon of large calibre poured down a destructive fire.
"Stonewall Jackson And The American Civil War"
G. F. R. Henderson
The volunteers-Captain Gillespie's command-pressed forward; and by taking advantage of the neighboring shelter they drove the enemy and compelled him to abandon his Fieldpiece; but before it could be reached and taken possession of, Captain Mervine gave orders to withdraw.
"The Great Events by Famous Historians, Vol. 17"
Charles Francis Horne

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