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- [kat-uh-rakt]
- /ˈkæt əˌrækt/
- /ˈkæt.ə.rækt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kat-uh-rakt]
- /ˈkæt əˌrækt/
Definitions of cataract word
- countable noun cataract Cataracts are layers over a person's eyes that prevent them from seeing properly. Cataracts usually develop because of old age or illness. 3
- countable noun cataract A cataract is a large waterfall. 3
- noun cataract a large waterfall or rapids 3
- noun cataract a deluge; downpour 3
- noun cataract partial or total opacity of the crystalline lens of the eye 3
- noun cataract the opaque area 3
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Origin of cataract
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English cataracte < Latin catar(r)acta < Greek katarráktēs waterfall, floodgate, portcullis (noun), downrushing (adj.), akin to katarássein to dash down, equivalent to kat- cata- + arássein to smite
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Parts of speech for Cataract
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cataract popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
cataract usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cataract
noun cataract
- flood — a great flowing or overflowing of water, especially over land not usually submerged.
- torrent — a stream of water flowing with great rapidity and violence.
- deluge — A deluge of things is a large number of them which arrive or happen at the same time.
- rapids — occurring within a short time; happening speedily: rapid growth.
- waterfall — a steep fall or flow of water in a watercourse from a height, as over a precipice; cascade.
verb cataract
- descend — If you descend or if you descend a staircase, you move downwards from a higher to a lower level.
- detrain — to leave or cause to leave a railway train, as passengers, etc
- prolapse — Pathology. a falling down of an organ or part, as the uterus, from its normal position.
- cave in — If something such as a roof or a ceiling caves in, it collapses inwards.
- deplane — to disembark from an aeroplane
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