1. Noun
A great fall of water over a precipice; a large waterfall.
2. Noun
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. Noun
A kind of hydraulic brake for regulating the action of pumping engines and other machines; -- sometimes called dashpot.
4. Noun
A clouding of the lens in the eye.
5. Noun
an eye disease that involves the clouding or opacification of the natural lens of the eye
Vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare
6. Noun
a large waterfall; violent rush of water over a precipice
Vocabulary classified under Nature and environment
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