foveate

== English == === Etymology 1 === From fovea +‎ -ate (adjective-forming suffix). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈfəʊvi.ət/ ==== Adjective ==== foveate (comparative more foveate, superlative most foveate) (anatomy, of a bone or organ, lichenology) Having slight depressions or pits. Synonym: pitted ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From fovea +‎ -ate (verb-forming suffix). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈfəʊvi.eɪt/ ==== Verb ==== foveate (third-person singular simple present foveates, present participle foveating, simple past and past participle foveated) (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. ===== Derived terms ===== foveation refoveate