cataract
(noun) a large waterfall; violent rush of water over a precipice
cataract
(noun) an eye disease that involves the clouding or opacification of the natural lens of the eye
Source: WordNet® 3.1
cataract (plural cataracts)
(obsolete) A waterspout
A large waterfall; steep rapids in a river.
A flood of water
An overwhelming downpour or rush
(pathology) a clouding of the lens in the eye leading to a decrease in vision.
Source: Wiktionary
Cat"a*ract, n. Etym: [L. cataracta, catarracles, a waterfall, Gr.
1. A great fall of water over a precipice; a large waterfall.
2. (Surg.)
Definition: An opacity of the crystalline lens, or of its capsule, which prevents the passage of the rays of light and impairs or destroys the sight.
3. (Mach.)
Definition: A kind of hydraulic brake for regulating the action of pumping engines and other machines; -- sometimes called dashpot.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 January 2025
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
