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fovea

[ foh-vee-uh ]

noun

, Biology.
, plural fo·ve·ae [foh, -vee-ee].
  1. a small pit or depression in a bone or other structure.


fovea

/ ˈfəʊvɪə /

noun

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


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Derived Forms

  • ˈfoveal, adjective
  • ˈfoveate, adjective
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Other Words From

  • fove·al adjective
  • post·fove·al adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fovea1

1840–50; < Latin: pit
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fovea1

C19: from Latin: a small pit
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Example Sentences

The eye is only capable of distinguishing 60 PPD in the central region of the retina know as the fovea, with significantly lower sensitivity on the periphery.

Cone cells are especially concentrated in the fovea, and work only in bright light.

When the eye focuses on an object, it directs the light bouncing off the object directly onto the fovea to get the best image.

Cones respond to light that has passed through the lens and onto the fovea.

This central part is called the fovea centralis and is the point of acutest vision.

Many birds possess besides this temporal fovea a second fovea nearer the nasal side.

It may well occur, then, that in a movement the image happens to fall on the blind-spot and not on the fovea.

Another significant fact is that the fovea is of little use in very dim light.

The fovea centralis of the human retina is the seat of most acute vision, and in the fovea centralis there are no rods.

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