cataract

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkætəɹækt/

Noun

cataract (plural cataracts)

1. (obsolete) A waterspout
2. A large waterfall; steep rapids in a river.

   The cataracts on the Nile helped to compartment Upper Egypt.

3. A flood of water
4. An overwhelming downpour or rush

   His cataract of eloquence

5. (pathology) a clouding of the lens in the eye leading to a decrease in vision.

Translations

• French: cataracte
• German: Katarakt
• Italian: cateratta, cascata, rapida
• Portuguese: catarata
• Russian: водопа́д
• Spanish: catarata

Translations

• Russian: ли́вень

Translations

• French: cataracte
• German: Katarakt, Grauer Star
• Italian: cataratta
• Portuguese: catarata
• Russian: катара́кта
• Spanish: catarata

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