FOVEA Meaning of FOVEA in English [fo.vea] n, pl fo.ve.ae [NL, fr. L, pit] (1849) 1: a small fossa 2: a small rodless area of the retina that affords acute vision--see eye illustration -- fo.ve.al adj -- fo.ve.ate adj Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012