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foveation en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌfəʊviˈeɪʃən/
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Etymology

Etymology tree English foveate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English foveation From foveate + -ion.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of foveating (angling the eyes to focus on an object).
   • A major question that arises is why should computer vision blindly imitate biological vision? is^([sic]) it really necessary to use foveation at all? Analysing human vision, we find out that the human visual system covers more than 200 degrees field of view. 2013, Virginio Cantoni, editor, Human and Machine Vision: Analogies and Divergencies, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 106:
2. (countable, uncountable) Pitting and scarring, as seen in smallpox, chickenpox, etc.

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