Definitions for foveate

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foveate fo·ve·ate

Spelling: [foh-vee-it, -eyt or foh-vee-ey-tid]

IPA: /ˈfoʊ vi ɪt, -ˌeɪt or ˈfoʊ viˌeɪ tɪd/

Foveate is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 95 anagrams from letters in foveate (aeefotv).

Definitions for foveate

adjective

1. having foveae; pitted.

Origin of foveate

First recorded in 1850-55; fove(a) + -ate¹

Examples for foveate

Lateral foveolae: in Orthoptera: foveate depressions on the margins of the vertex near the front border of the eye.