FOVEA


Meaning of FOVEA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfō-vē-ə ]

noun

( plural fo·ve·ae -vē-ˌē, -vē-ˌī)

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, pit

Date: 1849

1. : a small fossa

2. : a small rodless area of the retina that affords acute vision — see eye illustration

• fo·ve·al -vē-əl adjective

• fo·ve·ate -vē-ˌāt, -ət adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.