Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

foveal

/ˈfoʊvɪəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.61 in modern English

Syllables: foveal
IPA: /ˈfoʊvɪəl/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the fovea.

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin fovea Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin foveālisbor. English foveal Borrowed from Latin foveālis.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈfoʊvɪəl/
British English: /ˈfəʊvɪəl/

Derived Forms

bifoveal circumfoveal extrafoveal fovealization fovealize foveally interfoveal intrafoveal juxtafoveal nonfoveal parafoveal perifoveal

Phrases

foveal avascular zone foveal zone

Questions

How do you pronounce foveal?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfoʊvɪəl/.
What does foveal mean?: Of or pertaining to the fovea.
Where does foveal come from?: Etymology tree Latin fovea Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin foveālisbor. English foveal Borrowed from Latin foveālis.

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