foveation

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/ˌfəʊviˈeɪʃən/

noun

The act of foveating (angling the eyes to focus on an object).

Scrabble 15

Meanings

nounfoveation (countable and uncountable, plural foveations)

plural foveations

  1. countableuncountableThe act of foveating (angling the eyes to focus on an object).

    A major question that arises is why should computer vision blindly imitate biological vision? is^([sic]) it really necessary to use foveation at all? Analysing human vision, we find out that the human visual system covers more than 200 degrees field of view.

    2013, Virginio Cantoni, editor, Human and Machine Vision: Analogies and Divergencies, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 106
  2. countableuncountablePitting and scarring, as seen in smallpox, chickenpox, etc.

Origin

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“foveation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foveation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “foveation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foveation.

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