Looking for the meaning of the word CATARACTS in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of CATARACTS with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.
Word: Cataract
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English (in the sense ‘floodgate’): from Latin cataracta ‘waterfall, floodgate’, also ‘portcullis’ (medical cataract (sense 1) probably being a figurative use of this), from Greek kataraktēs ‘down-rushing’, from katarassein, from kata- ‘down’ + arassein ‘strike, smash’
ˈkatərakt
a medical condition in which the lens of the eye becomes progressively opaque, resulting in blurred vision
Short Definition:medical condition in which lens of eye becomes opaque
Examples:- she had cataracts in both eyes
a large waterfall
Short Definition:large waterfall
Examples:- the river descends in a succession of spectacular cataracts
In Word Games
Scramble Word Scores
Words with Friends
✅ Available
Score: 15
SOWPODS
✅ Available
Score: 13
OTCWL
✅ Available
Score: 13
