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Cataract vs Niagara - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between cataract and niagara

is that cataract is a waterspout while Niagara is a flood, torrent, or outpouring, especially one of massive proportions.

As a proper noun Niagara is

a river (the Niagara River) which flows from Lake Erie, over Niagara Falls into Lake Ontario; the geographical region of the United States and Canada in proximity to this river.

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.
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    Derived terms

    * cataractal

    niagara

    English

    (wikipedia Niagara)

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A river (the Niagara River) which flows from Lake Erie, over Niagara Falls into Lake Ontario; the geographical region of the United States and Canada in proximity to this river.
  • A town in New York state.
  • A city in Wisconsin

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (figuratively) A flood, torrent, or outpouring, especially one of massive proportions.
  • *1896 , , The Wheels of Chance , ch. 37:
  • *:"We're gaining," said Mr. Hoopdriver, with a little Niagara of perspiration dropping from brow to cheek.
  • *1909 , (Ralph Henry Barbour), The Half-Back , ch. 23:
  • *:It was useless to try and drown that Niagara of sound.
  • A Niagara grape.
  • * 1950 , Peter John Valaer, Wines of the world :
    • The basic material for sherry is a mixture or a blend of dry wines from Niagaras , Delawares, and Catawbas or other white juices, which are sweetened and fortified and then blended with California sherry.
  • * 2004 , Dan Lynch, Hustlers, heroes and hooligans: reporting on the New York experience :
    • During the past 25 years, New York wineries have moved away from Niagaras and Delawares and begun producing world-class wines from European grapes and specially cultured hybrids and varietals.

    Synonyms

    * deluge

    See also

    * Niagara River * Niagara Falls * Niagara grape

    References