Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (2)
1.
an eye disease that involves the clouding or opacification of the natural lens of the eye;
2.
a large waterfall;
violent rush of water over a precipice;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Cataract \Cat"a*ract\, n. [L. cataracta, catarracles, a
waterfall, Gr. ?, ?, fr. ? to break down; in the passive, to
fall or rush down (of tumors) to burst; kata` down + ? to
break.]
1. A great fall of water over a precipice; a large waterfall.
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2. (Surg.) An opacity of the crystalline lens, or of its
capsule, which prevents the passage of the rays of light
and impairs or destroys the sight.
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3. (Mach.) A kind of hydraulic brake for regulating the
action of pumping engines and other machines; -- sometimes
called dashpot.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
cataract
n 1: an eye disease that involves the clouding or opacification
of the natural lens of the eye
2: a large waterfall; violent rush of water over a precipice