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Cataract

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(1):

(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.

(2):

(n.) A great fall of water over a precipice; a large waterfall.

(3):

(n.) A kind of hydraulic brake for regulating the action of pumping engines and other machines; - sometimes called dashpot.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Cataract'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/cataract.html. 1828.
 
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