Cataract(n.) A great fall of water over a precipice; a large waterfall.
Cataract(n.) 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.
Cataract(n.) A kind of hydraulic brake for regulating the action of pumping engines and other machines; -- sometimes called dashpot.
Cataractous(a.) Of the nature of a cataract in the eye; affected with cataract.
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