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to foveate

to foveate

9.9
To focus the eyes or a camera on a point so you see it very clearly
  • verb
  • /ˈfoʊviˌeɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : focalizar
  • You know your best acuity is when you foveate an item when you point your fovea at it.

Examples

  • This is this is after Bill Geisler who showed that, you know, if you foveate, you fixate here.

  • During the experiment, the scientist asked the participants to foveate on a small dot to analyze their focus.

  • When photographing landscapes, it is essential to foveate on the main subject for the best clarity.

  • To improve your vision, try to foveate on the text you are reading, ensuring the words are sharp.

Synonyms

to focus
vsto foveate
  • Specialized
219 3.8

To make an image or light clear and sharp

is specifically the eye or camera action relying on the fovea for point sharpness
to focalize
vsto foveate
  • Specialized
8.4

To change a lens so an image becomes clear

is the eye or camera action using the fovea for very sharp point vision

Antonyms

defocus
7.4

A photo or view that is blurry and not clear

How Focused

to fixate
46 7.0
to foveate
  • Specialized
9.9
to stare
∞ 1.0
to look
∞ 1.0
to glance
299 1.5

Surface Forms

foveate infinitive
foveated past
foveated past participle
foveating present participle
foveates third person singular

Morphology

foveate = fovea (transparent) = fovea + ate

The verb is formed by adding the productive verbalizing suffix '-ate' to 'fovea' and thus means 'to focus on or make use of the fovea', which is a predictable morphological derivation in technical contexts.

Etymology

Foveate as a verb comes from the same Latin fovea ('pit'), meaning the eye's small central spot that gives the sharpest sight. So to foveate is to aim your eyes or a camera at that tiny spot to see or capture something clearly.