different between macula vs fovea

English

Etymology

From Middle English macula (“spot on the skin or in the eye”), borrowed from Latin macula (“spot, stain”). Doublet of macchia.

Noun

macula (plural maculae)

1. (anatomy) An oval yellow spot near the center of the retina of the human eye, histologically defined as having two or more layers of ganglion cells, responsible for detailed central vision.
2. (anatomy, biology) A small chamber of the inner ear of certain vertebrates filled with endolymph and containing an otolith.
3. A spot, as on the skin, or on the surface of the sun or of some other luminous orb.
4. A rather large spot or blotch of color.
5. In planetary geology, an unusually dark area on the surface of a planet or moon.

Related terms

• (oval yellow spot near the center of the retina): macula lutea, macular

Translations

Further reading

• macula on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• macula in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• macula in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• macula at OneLook Dictionary Search

Catalan

Verb

macula

1. third-person singular present indicative form of macular
2. second-person singular imperative form of macular

French

Verb

macula

1. third-person singular past historic of maculer

Italian

Alternative forms

• macola

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin macula, whence also the inherited doublet macchia.

Noun

macula f (plural macule)

1. (anatomy, astronomy, geology) macula
2. stain, blot
3. (pathology) macule blotch

Synonyms

• (stain, blot): macchia

Related terms

• maculopatia

Further reading

• macula on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it

Anagrams

• caluma, lumaca

Latin

Alternative forms

• (Medieval Latin) macla

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *smatlom, from Proto-Indo-European *smh?-tló-m (possibly meaning “wiping”); related to Ancient Greek ???? (smá?, “I wipe clean, cleanse”).

Pronunciation

• macula: (Classical) IPA^(key): /?ma.ku.la/, [?mäk???ä]
• macula: (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?ma.ku.la/, [?m??kul?]
• macul?: (Classical) IPA^(key): /?ma.ku.la?/, [?mäk???ä?]
• macul?: (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?ma.ku.la/, [?m??kul?]

Noun

macula f (genitive maculae); first declension

1. in a bad sense
   1. (literally and in general) a spot, speck, small mark or stain
      1. (literally and in particular) a disfiguring spot, stain, or blemish
         1. (on the skin) a blemish, temporary or permanent (for example, a bruise, freckle, mole, birthmark, etc.)
         2. (on a garment) a stain, an area of soiling or defilement
   2. (figuratively) a fault or blemish, a blot on one’s character
   3. (transferred sense) a mark of shame or disgrace; a stigma, brand, or blight
2. in a neutral sense
   1. any kind of marking or point of variegation; a speckle, spot, patch, line, or similar
      1. on the skin or coat of an animal
      2. on the leaves of a plant
   2. (transferred sense) a mesh in a net, a cell in a network, or a hole in a web
      1. (Medieval Latin, in particular) a cell in a coat of mail, a ring of chainmail
      2. (Medieval Latin, transferred sense) a link in a chain

Declension

First-declension noun.

Derived terms

• Macula (cognomen)
• macul?
• macul?sus
• macul?t?ra

Descendants

Borrowings

Noun

macul? f

1. ablative singular of macula

References

• m?c?la in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• macula in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• macula in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• m?c?la in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette, page 935/2
• Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book?^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
• “macula” on pages 1,058–1,059 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
• Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976) , “macula, macla”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 624/1
• de Vaan, Michiel, Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages, vol. 7 of Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series, Alexander Lubotsky ed., Leiden: Brill, 2008.

Middle English

Alternative forms

• macule

Etymology

A borrowing from Latin macula.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?makiu?la/

Noun

macula (plural maculas)

1. (Late Middle English, rare) A lesion on the eye.
2. (Late Middle English, rare) A lesion on the skin.

Descendants

• English: macula

References

• “macula, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-09.

Portuguese

Verb

macula

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of macular
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of macular

Spanish

Verb

macula

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of macular.
2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of macular.
3. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of macular.

English

Etymology

From Latin fovea (“ditch, pit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f??.vi.?/
• Rhymes: -??vi?

Noun

fovea (plural foveas or foveae or foveæ)

1. (anatomy) A slight depression or pit in a bone or organ.
2. (anatomy) The retinal fovea, or fovea centralis, responsible for sharp central vision.

Derived terms

• foveate
• parafoveal
• postfoveal
• pseudofovea

Related terms

• foveal

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fo?e?/, [?fo??e??]
• Rhymes: -o?e?
• Syllabification: fo?ve?a

Noun

fovea

1. (anatomy) fovea

Declension

Italian

Etymology

From Latin fovea.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f?.ve.a/

Noun

fovea f (plural fovee)

1. fovea

   Synonym: fossetta

Derived terms

• foveale

Further reading

• fovea in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *b?ow- (“pit, hole”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?fo.u?e.a/, [?f?u?eä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?fo.ve.a/, [?f??v??]

Noun

fovea f (genitive foveae); first declension

1. pit, hole in the ground
2. snare, pitfall

Declension

First-declension noun.

Derived terms

• fove?lis (Renaissance Latin)

Descendants

References

• f?v?a in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• 1. FOVEA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• 2. FOVEA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• fovea in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• f?v?a in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette, page 684/2
• “fouea” on page 729/1 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
• Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976) , “fovea”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 450/1