Foveation

//ˌfəʊviˈeɪʃən// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of foveating (angling the eyes to focus on an object). countable, uncountable

    "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."

  2. 2
    Pitting and scarring, as seen in smallpox, chickenpox, etc. countable, uncountable

Example

More examples

"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."

Etymology

From foveate + -ion.

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