cataract

UK
/ˈkæt.ə.rækt/
US
/ˈkæt.ə.rækt/

Übersetzungen

cataractsubstantiv
cataracts
Pl.
UK
/ˈkæt.ə.rækt/
US
/ˈkæt.ə.rækt/
The tourists were awestruck by the sheer power of the cataract as it thundered down the cliff.
Les touristes furent saisis par la puissance de la cataracte tandis qu’elle dévalait la falaise en grondant.
The elderly man had surgery to remove the cataract from his left eye, which greatly improved his vision.
Le vieil homme a subi une opération pour enlever la cataracte de son œil gauche, ce qui a beaucoup amélioré sa vision.
cataractverb
cataracted
Präteritum
cataracted
Partizip Perfekt
cataracting
Gerundium
Archaic/rare verb meaning ‘to rush or pour down like a waterfall’.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
cataracterLittéraire et rare.
cataractadjektiv
UK
/ˈkæt.ər.ækt/
US
/ˈkæt̬.əˌrækt/
Attributive use (e.g. cataract surgery); not gradable.
cataractaireMédical.
The patient was scheduled for cataract surgery the following week.
Le patient devait subir une chirurgie cataractaire la semaine suivante.

Definitionen

cataractsubstantiv
A large waterfall, especially one with a considerable drop.
The tourists were awestruck by the sheer power of the cataract as it thundered down the cliff.
A medical condition in which the lens of the eye becomes progressively opaque, resulting in blurred vision.
The elderly man had surgery to remove the cataract from his left eye, which greatly improved his vision.
cataractverb
To fall, rush, or pour down with great force like a waterfall.
During the storm, rainwater cataracted down the mountainside.
cataractadjektiv
Relating to or involving a cataract of the eye.
The patient was scheduled for cataract surgery the following week.