Foveate

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  • adj. Having slight depressions or pits.
  • v. 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.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Having pits or depressions; pitted.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In anatomy and zoology, having foveƦ; fossulate; alveolate; pitted.
  • In botany, covered with small excavations or pits pitted.
  • Word Usage
    "Median foveola: in Orthoptera; the foveate depression of the vertex between the eyes: = central foveola."
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    pitted