Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In anatomy and zoology, having foveæ; fossulate; alveolate; pitted.
  • In botany, covered with small excavations or pits pitted.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Having pits or depressions; pitted.

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  • adjective anatomy Having slight depressions or pits.
  • verb transitive 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.

Etymologies

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From fovea +‎ -ate (in various senses).

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Examples

  • Median foveola: in Orthoptera; the foveate depression of the vertex between the eyes: = central foveola.

    Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith

  • Lateral foveolae: in Orthoptera: foveate depressions on the margins of the vertex near the front border of the eye.

    Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith

  • This presentation schedule disambiguated for 'saccade' trials the decision of which dot to foveate first.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Anna Oleksiak et al. 2010

  • In this study we compare observers 'estimates of a distance between two co-planar dots in the condition where they foveate the two sample dots and where they fixate a central dot while viewing the sample dots peripherally.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Anna Oleksiak et al. 2010

  • In this study we compare observers 'estimates of a distance between two co-planar dots in the condition where they foveate the two sample dots and where they fixate a central dot while viewing the sample dots peripherally.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Anna Oleksiak et al. 2010

  • [26] we observed an improved accuracy of spatial judgments in the condition where the observers could foveate the sample dots.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Anna Oleksiak et al. 2010

  • If the instruction read 'saccade', the subjects were required to move their eyes and foveate the sequentially appearing sample dots (

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Anna Oleksiak et al. 2010

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