n. The retinal fovea, or fovea centralis, responsible for sharp central vision.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A slight depression or pit; a fossa.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. In anatomy and zoology, a depression or shallow pit in a surface, generally more or less rounded.
n. In botany, a depression or pit; especially, a depression on the upper surface of the leaf-sheath in Isoetes, in which the sporangium is formed.
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n. area consisting of a small depression in the retina containing cones and where vision is most acute
Word Usage
"For one, the eye takes in a limited amount of high-quality information through a part of the eye called the fovea, which is supplemented with lower-quality info as needed."