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Cataract - English meaning

Cataract – definitions in English dictionary

noun

A medical condition in which the lens of the eye becomes progressively opaque, resulting in blurred vision.

Usage examples:

She had cataracts in both eyes

Synonims:

OpacityOpaqueness
noun

A large waterfall.

Usage examples:

The river descends in a succession of spectacular cataracts

Synonims:

WaterfallCascadeFallsRapidsWhite waterTorrentDownpourShowerForceLinn
noun

An area of the eye that changes to become unclear, causing a person not to see well, or this condition of the eye

Cataract translation into English

Cataract: translate from English into Chinese

Translate cataract into Chinese (Simplified)}
白内障, 瀑布, 瀑, 洪流, 眚, 翳眼

Cataract: translate from English into Dutch

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Staar, Grauwe staar, Stortvloed, Grote waterval

Cataract: translate from English into French

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Cataracte

Cataract: translate from English into German

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Katarakt, Grauer star, Stromschnelle

Cataract: translate from English into Hindi

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मोतियाबिंद, मोतियाबिन्द, प्रपात, जल-प्रपात, मुक्ताबिंद

Cataract: translate from English into Italian

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Cataratta, Cateratta

Cataract: translate from English into Korean

Translate cataract into Korean}
백내장, 내장, 큰 폭포, 수력 절등기

Cataract: translate from English into Russian

Translate cataract into Russian}
Катаракта, Катаракт, Водопад, Поток, Помутнение хрусталика, Тормоз, Большой водопад, Сильный ливень, Масляный тормоз, Демпфер, Гидравлический регулятор

Cataract: translate from English into Spanish

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Catarata

Word origin

late Middle English (in the sense ‘floodgate’): from Latin cataracta ‘waterfall, floodgate’, also ‘portcullis’ (medical cataract (sense 1) probably being a figurative use of this), from Greek

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Cataract synonims

cascade

noun

A small waterfall, typically one of several that fall in stages down a steep rocky slope.

Usage examples:

The waterfall raced down in a series of cascades
verb

(of water) pour downwards rapidly and in large quantities.

Usage examples:

Water was cascading down the stairs
Cascade - all meanings in English

downpour

noun

A heavy fall of rain.

Usage examples:

A sudden downpour had filled the gutters and drains
noun

A lot of rain falling in a short time

Downpour - all meanings in English

falls

verb

Move from a higher to a lower level, typically rapidly and without control.

Usage examples:

Five inches of snow fell through the night
noun

An act of falling or collapsing.

Usage examples:

His mother had a fall as she alighted from a train
plural noun

A waterfall

Falls - all meanings in English

force

noun

Strength or energy as an attribute of physical action or movement.

Usage examples:

He was thrown backwards by the force of the explosion
verb

Make a way through or into by physical strength; break open by force.

Usage examples:

The back door of the bank was forced
noun

A waterfall.

Usage examples:

At the village of west burton, two miles distant, is a fine force
Force - all meanings in English

opacity

noun

The quality of lacking transparency or translucence.

Usage examples:

Thinner paints need black added to increase opacity
Opacity - all meanings in English

rapids

noun

A fast-flowing and turbulent part of the course of a river.

Usage examples:

Those of you looking for adventure can shoot the rapids
adjective

Happening in a short time or at a great rate.

Usage examples:

The country's rapid economic decline
plural noun

A fast-flowing part of a river

Rapids - all meanings in English

torrent

noun

A strong and fast-moving stream of water or other liquid.

Usage examples:

Rain poured down in torrents
noun

A large stream of water that moves very fast

Usage examples:

Heavy storms turned the river into a raging torrent., fig. the tv station received torrents of angr…
noun

A large number or amount of something

Usage examples:

A torrent of sth we got a torrent of e-mails complaining about the advertisement., a torrent of cri…
Torrent - all meanings in English

waterfall

noun

A cascade of water falling from a height, formed when a river or stream flows over a precipice or steep incline.

Usage examples:

It is mantled with rainforest and there are rivers, lakes and waterfalls.
adjective

Relating to or denoting a method of project management that is characterized by sequential stages and a fixed plan of work.

Usage examples:

Each phase of a waterfall project must be complete prior to moving to the next phase
noun

Water from a river or stream falling over an edge of rock to a much lower level

Waterfall - all meanings in English

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