foveated

Definitions


[ˈfəʊvɪeɪtɪd], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- denoting a part of an object or image that is being looked at directly, so that it is centred on the fovea of the retina rather than being in the peripheral vision
(e.g: the predictability from the upcoming word can influence the gaze duration on the foveated word)


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Origin:
mid 19th century (in sense ‘pitted’): from fovea + suffix -ated




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