catarata

Meaning

1. (feminine) cataract (waterfall of a river or lake that falls from a great height)
2. (feminine) cataract (partial or total opacity of the ocular lens)

Concepts

cataract

waterfall

cascade

falls

eye cataract

Synonyms

cascata

queda d’água

cachoeira

Catarata

queda de água

queda-d’água

cascatas

Translations

cataracte

Katarakt

catarata

cataratta

καταρράκτης

cataract

Wasserfall

cateratta

cataracta

chute

katarakt

grijze staar

cascade

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ka.taˈɾa.tɐ/

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin cataracta, from Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰρρᾱ́κτης (kătărrhā́ktēs).