cataract

UK
/ˈkæt.ə.rækt/
US
/ˈkæt.ə.rækt/

Übersetzungen

cataractsubstantiv
cataracts
Pl.
UK
/ˈkæt.ə.rækt/
US
/ˈkæt.ə.rækt/
The doctor diagnosed him with a cataract in his left eye.
Доктор диагностировал у него катаракту на левом глазу.
The tourists were amazed by the beauty of the cataract.
Туристы были поражены красотой водопада.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
помутнение хрусталика
cataractverb
cataracted
Präteritum
cataracted
Partizip Perfekt
cataracting
Gerundium
Archaic/rare verb meaning ‘to rush or pour down like a waterfall’.
cataractadjektiv
UK
/ˈkæt.ər.ækt/
US
/ˈkæt̬.əˌrækt/
Attributive use (e.g. cataract surgery); not gradable.

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.