Англо-русский словарь - cataract
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cataract
noun
1) большой водопад
2) сильный ливень
3) поток (красноречия)
4) med. катаракта
5) tech. катаракт, гидравлический регулятор, тормоз, демпфер
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1.
1. водопад 2. порог (на реке) 3. библ. ливень cataracts of heaven —- хляби небесные 4. фонтан, поток 5. мед. катаракта, помутнение хрусталика cataract extraction —- мед. удаление катаракты 6. тех. катаракт, масляный тормоз, демпфер 7. ист. опускная решетка 8. падать водопадом ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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3.
n. 1 a a large waterfall or cascade. b a downpour; a rush of water. 2 Med. a condition in which the eye-lens becomes progressively opaque resulting in blurred vision. Etymology: L cataracta f. Gk katarrhaktes down-rushing; in med. sense prob. f. obs. sense 'portcullis' ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
4.
noun Etymology: Latin ~a waterfall, portcullis, from Greek kataraktes, from katarassein to dash down, from kata- + arassein to strike, dash Date: 14th century 1. Middle English, from Middle French or Medieval Latin; Middle French catharacte, from Medieval Latin ~a, from Latin, portcullis a clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light 2. a. obsolete waterspout b. waterfall; especially a large one over a precipice c. steep rapids in a river d. downpour, flood ~s of rain ~s of information • ~ous adjective ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
5.
(cataracts) Cataracts are layers over a person’s eyes that prevent them from seeing properly. Cataracts usually develop because of old age or illness. Age is not a factor in cataract surgery. N-COUNT: usu pl, N n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
6.
~ n 1 a medical condition of the eye in which the lens (3) of your eye becomes white instead of clear, so that you cannot see 2 literary a large waterfall ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
7.
- early 15c., from L. cataracta "waterfall," from Gk. katarhaktes "swooping, rushing down," from kata "down" + arhattein "to strike hard." Its alternate sense in L. of "portcullis" was probably passed through M.Fr. to form the Eng. meaning "eye disease" (early 15c.), on the notion of "obstruction." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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