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fovea

/ˈfəʊ.vi.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.02 in modern English

Syllables
fovea
IPA
/ˈfəʊ.vi.ə/
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A slight depression or pit in a bone or organ.

noun

The retinal fovea, or fovea centralis, responsible for sharp central vision.

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

foveas (plural) foveae (plural) foveæ (plural)

Derived Forms

foveate foveiform foveole parafovea parafoveal perifovea postfoveal pseudofovea subfovea

Frequently Paired Words

foveal fossa fissure sulcus cleft lacuna vallecula

Synonyms

fovea centralis

Questions

How do you pronounce fovea?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfəʊ.vi.ə/.
What does fovea mean?
A slight depression or pit in a bone or organ.
Where does fovea come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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