meaning of cataracts

1. A great fall of water over a precipice; a large waterfall.
2.
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.
3.
A kind of hydraulic brake for regulating the action of pumping engines and other machines; -- sometimes called dashpot.


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