Cataract vs Rapids - What's the difference?
cataract | rapids | Synonyms |
(obsolete) A waterspout
A large waterfall; steep rapids in a river.
A flood of water (rfex)
An overwhelming downpour or rush
(pathology) A disease of the eye causing its opacity and, unless treated, leading to blindness.
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Cataract is a synonym of rapids.
As a noun cataract
is (obsolete) a waterspout.As an acronym rapids is
(military|us) (real-time automated personnel identification system).cataract
English
(wikipedia cataract)Noun
(en noun)- ''The cataracts on the Nile helped compartiment Upper Egypt
- ''His cataract of eloquence
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