ALL meanings of blind spot
blind spot
B b - noun blind spot a small oval-shaped area of the retina in which vision is not experienced. It marks the nonphotosensitive site of entrance into the eyeball of the optic nerve 3
- noun blind spot a place or area, as in an auditorium or part of a road, where vision is completely or partially obscured or hearing is difficult or impossible 3
- noun blind spot a subject about which a person is ignorant or prejudiced, or an occupation in which he or she is inefficient 3
- noun blind spot a location within the normal range of a radio transmitter with weak reception 3
- noun blind spot the small area, insensitive to light, in the retina of the eye where the optic nerve enters 3
- noun blind spot an area where vision is hindered or obscured 3
- noun blind spot a prejudice, or area of ignorance, that one has but is often unaware of 3
- noun blind spot an area where radio reception is poor 3
- countable noun blind spot If you say that someone has a blind spot about something, you mean that they seem to be unable to understand it or to see how important it is. 3
- countable noun blind spot A blind spot is an area in your range of vision that you cannot see properly but which you really should be able to see. For example, when you are driving a car, the area just behind your shoulders is often a blind spot. 3
- noun blind spot Anatomy. a small area on the retina that is insensitive to light due to the interruption, where the optic nerve joins the retina, of the normal pattern of light-sensitive rods and cones. 1
- noun blind spot an area or subject about which one is uninformed, prejudiced, or unappreciative: I confess that operettas are my blind spot. 1
- noun blind spot dead spot (def 1). 1
- noun blind spot Also called dead spot. any part of an auditorium, arena, or the like, in which a person is unable to see or hear satisfactorily. 1
- noun blind spot an area to the side and slightly behind a driver's field of vision that is not reflected in the vehicle's rearview mirror. 1
- noun blind spot unseen area in field of vision 1
- noun blind spot area of road a motorist cannot see 1
- noun blind spot The place where the optic nerve attaches to the retina, and so where the retina cannot detect light. 0
- noun blind spot In driving, the part of the road that cannot be seen in the rear-view mirror. 0
- noun blind spot (figuratively) An inability to recognize a fact or think clearly about a certain topic, especially because of a prejudice. 0
- noun blind spot A location where radio reception and/or transmission is significantly poorer than in surrounding locations. 0