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foveations

foveations is the plural of foveation.

Meaning of foveation

Noun

foveation (countable and uncountable, plural foveations)

  1. The act of foveating (angling the eyes to focus on an object).
    • A major question that arises is why should computer vision blindly imitate biological vision? is^([sic]) it really necessary to use foveation at all? Analysing human vision, we find out that the human visual system covers more than 200 degrees field of view.2013, Virginio Cantoni, editor, Human and Machine Vision: Analogies and Divergencies, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 106
  2. Pitting and scarring, as seen in smallpox, chickenpox, etc.

Questions about foveations

What is foveations the plural of?
Foveations is the plural of foveation.

Words near foveations in the dictionary

  1. foveate
  2. foveated
  3. foveates
  4. foveating
  5. foveation
  6. foveations
  7. Foveaux Strait
  8. foveavirus
  9. foveaviruses
  10. foveiform
  11. foveocanaliculate

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