cataract
IPA: kˈætɝækt
noun
- (obsolete) A waterspout.
- A large waterfall; steep rapids in a river.
- A flood of water.
- (figuratively) An overwhelming downpour or rush.
- (pathology) A clouding of the lens in the eye leading to a decrease in vision.
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Examples of "cataract" in Sentences
- In the center of the village there is a small cataract.
- The name is derived from a small cataract near the city.
- In scenic beauty, the upper cataract far excels the lower.
- The cataract will not return, as the lens has been removed.
- It is the location of the Cataract Gorge and the Trevallyn Dam.
- He is also associated with the lands beyond the third cataract.
- The following is a classification of the various types of cataracts.
- Cataracts are treated via the surgical removal of the crystalline lens.
- A cataract is an opacity that develops in the crystalline lens of the eye.
- The symptoms of cataracts are very similar to the symptoms of ocular citrosis.