fovea

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fovea

/ˈfəʊ.vi.ə/

Rhymes with -əʊviə

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

noun foveas · foveae · foveæ

A slight depression or pit in a bone or organ.
The retinal fovea, or fovea centralis, responsible for sharp central vision.

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@misc{fovea_2026,
  title = {fovea},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fovea},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}