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Cataclysm vs Cataract - What's the difference?

cataclysm | cataract |

As nouns the difference between cataclysm and cataract

is that cataclysm is a sudden, violent event while cataract is (obsolete) a waterspout.

cataclysm

English

(wikipedia cataclysm)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A sudden, violent event.
  • (geology) A sudden and violent change in the earth's crust.
  • A great flood.

    • Derived terms

    * cataclysmic

    Related terms

    * catastrophe

    cataract

    English

    (wikipedia cataract)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A waterspout
  • A large waterfall; steep rapids in a river.
    • ''The cataracts on the Nile helped compartiment Upper Egypt
  • A flood of water (rfex)
  • An overwhelming downpour or rush
    • ''His cataract of eloquence
  • (pathology) A disease of the eye causing its opacity and, unless treated, leading to blindness.
  • * {{quote-book
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    Derived terms

    * cataractal