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Foveation vs Foveate - What's the difference?

foveation | foveate | Derived terms |

Foveation is a derived term of foveate.


As a noun foveation

is the act of foveating (angling the eyes to focus on an object).

As an adjective foveate is

(anatomy|of a bone or organ) having slight depressions or pits.

As a verb foveate is

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.

foveation

English

Noun

  • The act of foveating (angling the eyes to focus on an object).
  • pitting and scarring, as seen in e.g. smallpox and chickenpox.

    • foveate

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (anatomy, of a bone or organ) Having slight depressions or pits.

    • Synonyms

    * (having depressions) pitted

    Verb

    (foveat)
  • 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.

    • Derived terms

    * foveation * refoveate