foveating
foveating is the present participle and gerund of foveate.
Meaning of foveate
Verb
foveate (third-person singular simple present foveates, present participle foveating, simple past and past participle foveated)
- 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.
- “Tracking an object requires the person to first move their head and eyes to the target, which always results in a slight overshoot, then quickly flick the eyes back to foveate on the target [get the target centred on the optic nerve]^([sic]),” says Dr Leonard.2020 December 22, Ben Welch, quoting Chuck Leonard, “What is football intelligence and can players develop it?”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
Questions about foveating
- What is foveating the present participle and gerund of?
- Foveating is the present participle and gerund of foveate.
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