How to pronounce cataract
American English pronunciation
KAT-uh-rakt
- IPA
- /ˈkætəˌɹækt/
- Syllables
- KAT · uh · rakt (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What cataract means
A large, steep waterfall
In a sentence: The river tumbled over the cliff in a roaring cataract.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Latin word for a floodgate or waterfall. That word goes back to a Greek word meaning "rushing down."
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