fovea

[ foh-vee-uh ]

/ ˈfoʊ vi ə /

noun, plural fo·ve·ae [foh-vee-ee]. /ˈfoʊ viˌi/. Biology.

a small pit or depression in a bone or other structure.

Origin of fovea

1840–50; <Latin: pit

OTHER WORDS FROM fovea

fo·ve·al, adjectivepost·fo·ve·al, adjective

Words nearby fovea

four-wheel drive, four-wheeler, four-wheeling, Fouta Djallon, fouter, fovea, fovea centralis, foveate, foveation, foveola, foveolate

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Example sentences from the Web for fovea

This central part is called the fovea centralis and is the point of acutest vision.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1|Various
It may well occur, then, that in a movement the image happens to fall on the blind-spot and not on the fovea.
Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1|Various
The name Fovea, given to the constellation by Bayer, signifies a pit where corn was deposited.
Astronomical Curiosities|J. Ellard Gore
It is exactly that line which joins the point fixed with the centre of the fovea centralis.
Schweigger on Squint|C. Schweigger

The fovea has no rods and hence is of little use in very faint light.
Psychology|Robert S. Woodworth

British Dictionary definitions for fovea

fovea

/ (ˈfəʊvɪə) /

noun plural -veae (-vɪˌiː)

anatomy any small pit or depression in the surface of a bodily organ or part

See fovea centralis

Derived forms of fovea

foveal, adjectivefoveate or foveated, adjective

Word Origin for fovea

C19: from Latin: a small pit

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Medical definitions for fovea

fovea

[ fō′vē-ə ]

n. pl. fo•ve•ae (-vē-ē′)

A small pit or cuplike depression in a bone or organ.

The fovea centralis.

单词	fovea
释义	fovea [ foh-vee-uh ] / ˈfoʊ vi ə / noun, plural fo·ve·ae [foh-vee-ee]. /ˈfoʊ viˌi/. Biology. a small pit or depression in a bone or other structure. Origin of fovea 1840–50; <Latin: pit OTHER WORDS FROM fovea fo·ve·al, adjectivepost·fo·ve·al, adjective Words nearby fovea four-wheel drive, four-wheeler, four-wheeling, Fouta Djallon, fouter, fovea, fovea centralis, foveate, foveation, foveola, foveolate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fovea This central part is called the fovea centralis and is the point of acutest vision. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1\|Various It may well occur, then, that in a movement the image happens to fall on the blind-spot and not on the fovea. Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1\|Various The name Fovea, given to the constellation by Bayer, signifies a pit where corn was deposited. Astronomical Curiosities\|J. Ellard Gore It is exactly that line which joins the point fixed with the centre of the fovea centralis. Schweigger on Squint\|C. Schweigger The fovea has no rods and hence is of little use in very faint light. Psychology\|Robert S. Woodworth British Dictionary definitions for fovea fovea / (ˈfəʊvɪə) / noun plural -veae (-vɪˌiː) anatomy any small pit or depression in the surface of a bodily organ or part See fovea centralis Derived forms of fovea foveal, adjectivefoveate or foveated, adjective Word Origin for fovea C19: from Latin: a small pit Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for fovea fovea [ fō′vē-ə ] n. pl. fo•ve•ae (-vē-ē′) A small pit or cuplike depression in a bone or organ. The fovea centralis. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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