foveate

[ foh-vee-it, -eyt ]

adjective

, Biology.

1. having foveae; pitted.

Word History and Origins

Origin of foveate¹

First recorded in 1850–55; fove(a) + -ate ¹

Example Sentences

Once you know where someone is looking, how you foveate?

From The Verge

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

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Foveate: with foveae or pit-like depressions.

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

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