fovea

F4O1V4E1A1
/ˈfəʊ.vi.ə/

noun

A slight depression or pit in a bone or organ.

Similar
fovea centralis
OriginLatin fovea →
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Meanings

nounfovea (plural foveas or foveae or foveæ)

plural foveas · plural foveae · plural foveæ

  1. anatomyA slight depression or pit in a bone or organ.
  2. anatomyThe retinal fovea, or fovea centralis, responsible for sharp central vision.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounarea consisting of a small depression in the retina containing cones and where vision is most acute

Similar
fovea centralis
Broader
arearegion
Also see
cryptfovea centralis

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinfovea“ditch, pit”
  2. Englishfovea

From Latin fovea (“ditch, pit”). Doublet of foiba.

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APA

fovea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fovea

MLA

“fovea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fovea. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fovea,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fovea.

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