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foveal

/ˈfəʊvɪəl/US/ˈfoʊvɪəl/

foveal adjective: of or pertaining to the fovea.

Adjective

foveal (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the fovea.

Origin of foveal

Borrowed from Latin foveālis.

Words formed from foveal

Phrases with foveal

Questions about foveal

What does foveal mean?
Foveal means of or pertaining to the fovea.
What part of speech is foveal?
Foveal is an adjective.
How do you pronounce foveal?
Foveal is pronounced /ˈfəʊvɪəl/ (UK).

Words near foveal in the dictionary

  1. Fouzia
  2. FOV
  3. fovea
  4. fovea centralis
  5. foveae
  6. foveal
  7. foveal avascular zone
  8. foveal avascular zones
  9. foveal zone
  10. foveal zones
  11. fovealization

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