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Webster 1913 Edition
Foveate
Fo′ve-ate
,Adj.
[L.
fovea
a pit.] Having pits or depressions; pitted.
Definition 2024
foveate
foveate
English
Adjective
foveate (comparative more foveate, superlative most foveate)
- (anatomy, of a bone or organ) Having slight depressions or pits.
Synonyms
- (having depressions): pitted
Verb
foveate (third-person singular simple present foveates, present participle foveating, simple past and past participle foveated)
- (transitive) To angle one's eyes such that the foveae are directed at (an object in one's field of view), the fovea being the portion of the retina responsible for sharp central vision.