cataract[noun]Synonyms: waterfall, cascade, chute, fall(s), force, sault, spout, flood, cataclysm, deluge, flooding, inundation, niagara, overflow, pour, spate, torrent
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cat‧a‧ract /ˈkætərækt/
noun [countable][
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: Latin;
Origin: cataracta 'waterfall, castle gate that drops from above', from Greek, from katarassein 'to strike down', from kata- ( ⇒ cataclysm) + arassein 'to strike'; ]
[
Sense 1: Origin: because a cataract blocks sight like a gate coming down]
1. a medical condition that causes the
lens of your eye to become white, so that you slowly lose your sight
2. literary a large
waterfall [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲