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cataract
[ kat-uh-rakt ]
noun
- a descent of water over a steep surface; a waterfall, especially one of considerable size.
- any furious rush or downpour of water; deluge.
- Ophthalmology.
- an abnormality of the eye, characterized by opacity of the lens.
- the opaque area.
cataract
/ ˈkætəˌrækt /
noun
- a large waterfall or rapids
- a deluge; downpour
- pathol
- partial or total opacity of the crystalline lens of the eye
- the opaque area
cataract
/ kăt′ə-răkt′ /
- An opacity of the lens of the eye or the membrane that covers it, causing impairment of vision or blindness.
- A waterfall in which a large volume of water flows over a steep precipice.
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Other Words From
- cata·ractal cata·ractous adjective
- cata·racted adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cataract1
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Example Sentences
The Old Cataract Hotel, built in 1899, is owned by the Egyptian government but managed by Sofitel, a French luxury hotel group.
Redundancy in general remains an issue for Wolcott: “white-boned,” “pale-moon,” “bulk-sized,” “streaming cataract,” “forlorn rue.”
A vast mountain of green water lifted up its bulk and fell upon us in a ravening cataract.
It was not a sea that came away; it was a mere enormous cataract that poured on irresistibly.
Even as he spoke the dull growl of a cataract was heard, and, a few minutes later, the party came upon the ford of the river.
The Baron de Wentzel was the most famous oculist of the day, and the discoverer of operations for cataract.
See, Wharton, there is a man crossing in the very eddies of the cataract, and in a skiff no bigger than an egg-shell.
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