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Definition: Fovea |
FoveaNoun1. Area consisting of a small depression in the retina containing cones and where vision is most acute. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "fovea" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1871. (references) |
Etymology: Fovea \Fo"ve*a\, noun; plural Fove[ae]. [Latin expression, small pit.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Health | The central part of the macula that provides the sharpest vision. (references) |
Medicine | A small depression or pit. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonym: FoveaSynonym: fovea centralis (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Fovea |
| English words defined with "fovea": central vision ♦ fovea centralis, Foveae, foveal vision, Foveola ♦ parafovea ♦ Yellow spot. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "fovea": Fixation, Ocular, fovea externa ♦ parafoveal vision ♦ visual axis. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "fovea": Foveate, Foveola. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Fovea" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. Latin (a pit, pit, pitfall, trap for game). |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | The CNV has not grown into the center of the fovea, where it can affect vision. (references) | |
Particular attention is paid to how close the abnormal blood vessels are to the fovea. (references) | ||
Although the destruction of retinal tissue during the procedure can itself cause some loss of vision, this is done in the hope of protecting the fovea and preserving the finely-tuned vision it provides. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Fovea" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 96.00% of the time. "Fovea" is used about 25 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 96% | 24 | 71,196 |
| Noun (proper) | 4% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 25 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "fovea": fovea centralis ♦ fovea externa. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
fovea | 48 |
fovea vivienne | 3 |
fovea porn star | 3 |
fovea pro | 3 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "fovea"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | fovea centralis (fovea centralis), fovea (fovea centralis), skarpsynscentrum (fovea centralis). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | fovea centralis retinae (fovea centralis), fovea centralis (fovea centralis), fovea, fossa (fossa), kuil (cave, cavity, ditch, hole, pit, pole). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | verkkokalvon keskikuoppa (fovea centralis). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | fovea centralis (fovea centralis), fovea (fovea centralis), fossette. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Fovea Soemmeringi (fovea centralis), Fovea optica (fovea centralis), Fovea centralis retinae (fovea centralis), Fovea centralis (fovea centralis), Fovea, Foramen centrale retinae (fovea centralis), Sehgrube (fovea centralis), Sömmering Grube (fovea centralis), Netzhautgrube (fovea centralis), Area centralis (fovea centralis). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | κεντρικό βοθρίο (fovea centralis). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | 'ומ" (hole, pit, pothole). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | fovea centrale (fovea centralis). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | oveafay fovea centralis (fovea centralis), fovea (fovea centralis). (various references) fovea centralis (fovea centralis), fóvea (fovea centralis). (various references) fovea (fovea centralis), syngropen (fovea centralis). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Proverbs Chapter 23, Verse 27 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | PiqoV gar tetrhmenoV estin allotrioV oikoV kai frear stenon allotrion |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Fovea enim profunda est meretrix et puteus angustus aliena |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | A dep dich forsothe is a strumpet, and a streit pit an alien womman. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | For a lewd woman is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | For a loose woman is a deep hollow, and a strange woman is a narrow water-hole. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Proverbs Chapter 23, Verse 27 |
| Cebuano | Kay ang usa ka bigaon maoy usa ka halalum nga kanal; Ug ang usa ka babaye nga dumuloong maoy usa ka masigpit nga gahong. |
| Croatian | Jer bludnica je jama duboka i tuðinka tijesan zdenac. |
| Danish | Thi en bundløs Grav er Skøgen, den fremmede Kvinde, en snæver Brønd; |
| Dutch | Want een hoer is een diepe gracht, en een vreemde vrouw is een enge put. |
| Finnish | Sillä portto on syvä kuoppa, ja vieras vaimo on ahdas kaivo. |
| French | Car la prostituée est une fosse profonde, Et l`étrangère un puits étroit. |
| German | Denn eine Hure ist eine tiefe Grube, und eine Ehebrecherin ist ein enger Brunnen. |
| Haitian Creole | Fanm jennès se tankou yon twou pèlen, fanm adiltè se tankou yon pi jis jis. |
| Hungarian | Mert mély verem a tisztátalan asszony, és szoros kút az idegen asszony. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Perempuan nakal yang melacur adalah perangkap yang berbahaya. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | karena seorang perempuan sundal itu laksana parit yang dalam, dan seorang perempuan jalang seperti perigi yang sempit. |
| Italian | una fossa profonda è la prostituta, e un pozzo stretto la straniera. |
| Maori | No te mea he rua hohonu te wahine kairau; he poka kuiti te wahine ke. |
| Norwegian | For skjøgen er en dyp grav, og den fremmede kvinne en trang brønn; |
| Portuguese | Porque cova profunda é a prostituta; e poço estreito é a aventureira. |
| Rumanian | Cqci curva este o groapq adkncq, wi strqina o fkntknq strkmtq. |
| Russian | ПФПНХ ЮФП 'МХ"ОЙ"Б--ЗМХ'ПЛБС ТП БУФШ, Й ЮХЦБС ЦЕОБ--ФЕУОЩК ЛПМП"ЕЪШ; |
| Spanish | Porque fosa profunda es la prostituta; pozo angosto es la mujer extraña. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "fovea": foveae, foveal, foveas, foveate, foveated. (additional references) | |
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"Fovea" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: fava, Feiea, feva, Figeac, Fizeau, flova, foea, Fofe, Fofi, Folea, Fonenau, forea, forve, fova, fove, foveal, foveat, foveata, foveau, Foveaux, fover, foves, fovia, fovie, fovy, foxee, foyee, frove, fulva, fuve, Gouveia, ovea, rovea. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "fovea" (pronounced 'Fo"ve*a'): uvea. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-f-o-v" | |
-1 letter: fave. | |
-2 letters: ave, avo, foe, oaf, ova, voe. | |
-3 letters: ae, ef, fa, oe, of. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-f-o-v" | |
+1 letter: foveae, foveal, foveas. | |
+2 letters: favored, favorer, flavone, forgave, foveate, foveola, overfar, overfat, waveoff. | |
+3 letters: conferva, favorers, favorite, favoured, favourer, flavones, flavored, flavorer, foveated, foveolae, foveolar, foveolas, overfast, overfear, overleaf, waveform, waveoffs. | |
+4 letters: confervae, confervas, favorable, favorites, favourers, flashover, flavanone, flavorers, flavoured, formative, overdraft, overfavor, overfears, overstaff, vouchsafe, waveforms. | |
+5 letters: cloverleaf, cofavorite, disfavored, flashovers, flavanones, flavorless, flavorsome, forgivable, formatives, hovercraft, overdrafts, overfacile, overfavors, overfeared, overstaffs, salverform, unfavorite, vociferant, vociferate, vouchsafed, vouchsafes. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)46 6F 76 65 61 |
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references)..-. --- ...- . .- |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000110 01101111 01110110 01100101 01100001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)F o v e a |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0046 006F 0076 0065 0061 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4081887167 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Danish | ordbog, deskriptordefinition, oversættelse | tanskalainen, danois, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, עו'ת שמרים, " י, danese, dinamarquês, danés, dansk |
Dutch | woordenboek, definitie, translatie | hollandsk, hollantilainen, néerlandais, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, "ול "י, olandese, holandês, holandés, holländsk |
Finnish | määritelmä, translaatio, taajuusmuutos | suomi, suomalainen, finnois, Finlandaise, finlandais, finnisch, φινλανδικόσ, פי י, finlandese, finlandês, finês, finlandés, finés, finsk |
French | dictionnaire, définition, traduction | ranskalainen, français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, צרפתית, צרפתי, francese, francês, francés, fransk, franska |
German | wörterbuch, Übersetzung | tysker, Duitse, saksalainen, allemand, deutsch, Deutsche, "ερμανός, 'רמ ית, 'רמ י, tedesco, alemão, alemán, tysk |
Greek | λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση | græker, kreikkalainen, grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, יו ית, יו י, greco, grego, griego, grek |
Hebrew | אוצר מילים, "'"ר", "'בל", תור'מ ות, תר'ום, "עתק", "עתק | joods, Hebreeuws, juutalainen, hébreu, hebräisch, Hebräer, εβραϊκόσ, εβραϊκά, εβραίοσ, עברי, עברית, ebreo, ebraico, hebreu, hebraico, hebreo, jude, hebreiska, hebreisk |
Italian | dizionario, definizione, traduzione | italiener, italialainen, italien, italienisch, Ιταλός, איטלקית, איטלקי, italiano, italiensk, italienska, italienare |
Portuguese | dicionário, definição, tradução | portugiser, portugalilainen, portugais, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portoghese, português, portugués, portugis |
Spanish | diccionario, definición, traducción | Spaans, espanjalainen, espagnol, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, ספר"ית, ספר"י, spagnolo, espanhol, español, spanska språk, spansk |
Swedish | ordbok, lexikon, definition, översättning | Zweeds, ruotsalainen, suédois, schwedisch, σουηδικόσ, σουηδικά, svedese, sueco, svensk |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | englantia, englantilainen, anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, א 'לית, inglese, inglês, inglés, engelsk |
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