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The place where the optic nerve attaches to the retina, and so where the retina cannot detect light; the portion of the visual field that corresponds to this site.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- We all have a blind spot in our vision, but our brains usually compensate for it, such that we usually don't consciously notice it.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: optic disc, optic disk, scotoma
Antonyms: none provided
Any portion of the visual field in which the vision is impaired (by ocular disease).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- He has a few blind spots in his eyesight because of his diabetic retinopathy.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: scotoma
Antonyms: none provided
In driving, the part of the road that cannot be seen in the rear-view mirror or side-view mirror.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles
Examples
- When he changed lanes, he sideswiped a car that was in his blind spot.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: blindside
Antonyms: none provided
The part of the railway/tramway track that cannot be seen in the side mirror or the side window.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
Examples
- When he changed tracks, he sideswiped a railway worker that was in his blind spot.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: blindside
Antonyms: none provided
In a stadium or auditorium, any location affording those seated or standing there only an obstructed visual or auditory experience.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Our seats turned out to be in a blind spot behind a pillar blocking our view on the stage.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
An inability to recognize a fact or think clearly about a certain topic, especially because of a prejudice.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
Examples
- He loves her so much that he has a blind spot when it comes to her faults.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: scotoma
Antonyms: none provided
A subject or area about which one is uninformed or misinformed, often because of a prejudice or lack of appreciation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
Examples
- The new study addresses the blind spot created by previous research having excluded healthy adult subjects.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: scotoma
Antonyms: none provided
A location where radio reception and/or transmission is significantly poorer than in surrounding locations.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: communications, electrical-engineering, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, telecommunications
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dead spot
Antonyms: none provided
A location around an earthquake epicentre that is prone to earthquake.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences, seismology
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: blind zone, dead spot
Antonyms: none provided
The flaw of building that cannot be seen when collapsing because poor structure, built not according specified standards, or not earthquake-proof.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: architecture
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dead spot
Antonyms: none provided
the point where the optic nerve enters the retina; not sensitive to light
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: optic disc, optic disk
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: point
a subject about which you are ignorant or prejudiced and fail to exercise good judgment
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- golf is one of his blind spots and he's proud of it
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: topic, subject, issue, matter
Across languages
Translations
70 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
نُقْطَة عَمْيَاء
— place where the optic nerve attaches to the retina
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Bengali:
অন্ধবিন্দু
(ondhobindu)
— place where the optic nerve attaches to the retina
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Breton:
poent dall
— place where the optic nerve attaches to the retina
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Breton:
brizhenn dall
— place where the optic nerve attaches to the retina
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Catalan:
punt cec
— place where the optic nerve attaches to the retina
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Chinese Mandarin:
盲點 /盲点
(mángdiǎn)
— place where the optic nerve attaches to the retina
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Czech:
slepá skvrna
— place where the optic nerve attaches to the retina
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Finnish:
sokea piste
— place where the optic nerve attaches to the retina
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French:
point aveugle
— place where the optic nerve attaches to the retina
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French:
tache aveugle
— place where the optic nerve attaches to the retina
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German:
blinder Fleck
— place where the optic nerve attaches to the retina
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Hungarian:
vakfolt
— place where the optic nerve attaches to the retina
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Indonesian:
bintik buta
— place where the optic nerve attaches to the retina
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Indonesian:
titik buta
— place where the optic nerve attaches to the retina
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Irish:
caochspota
— place where the optic nerve attaches to the retina
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Japanese:
盲点
(mōten)
— place where the optic nerve attaches to the retina
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Korean:
맹점
(maengjeom)
— place where the optic nerve attaches to the retina
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Northern Kurdish:
xala kor
— place where the optic nerve attaches to the retina
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Malay:
titik buta
— place where the optic nerve attaches to the retina
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Polish:
plamka ślepa
— place where the optic nerve attaches to the retina
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Polish:
plamka Mariotte'a
— place where the optic nerve attaches to the retina
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Portuguese:
ponto cego
— place where the optic nerve attaches to the retina
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Russian:
слепо́е пятно́
(slepóje pjatnó)
— place where the optic nerve attaches to the retina
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Scottish Gaelic:
spot dall
— place where the optic nerve attaches to the retina
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Spanish:
punto ciego
— place where the optic nerve attaches to the retina
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Spanish:
papila óptica
— place where the optic nerve attaches to the retina
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Spanish:
mancha ciega
— place where the optic nerve attaches to the retina
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Thai:
จุดบอด
— place where the optic nerve attaches to the retina
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Vietnamese:
điểm mù
— place where the optic nerve attaches to the retina
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Welsh:
dallbwynt
— place where the optic nerve attaches to the retina
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Arabic:
زاوِية مَيِّتة
— part of the road/railway track/tramway track that cannot be seen
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Arabic:
بُقْعة عَمْياء
— part of the road/railway track/tramway track that cannot be seen
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Arabic:
زاوية ميتة
(zāwya mayta)
— part of the road/railway track/tramway track that cannot be seen
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Chinese Mandarin:
盲點 /盲点
(mángdiǎn)
— part of the road/railway track/tramway track that cannot be seen
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Chinese Mandarin:
死角
(sǐjiǎo)
— part of the road/railway track/tramway track that cannot be seen
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Dutch:
dode hoek
— part of the road/railway track/tramway track that cannot be seen
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Dutch:
blinde hoek
— part of the road/railway track/tramway track that cannot be seen
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Finnish:
kuollut kulma
— part of the road/railway track/tramway track that cannot be seen
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French:
angle mort
— part of the road/railway track/tramway track that cannot be seen
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German:
toter Winkel
— part of the road/railway track/tramway track that cannot be seen
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Hungarian:
holttér
— part of the road/railway track/tramway track that cannot be seen
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Indonesian:
bintik buta
— part of the road/railway track/tramway track that cannot be seen
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Indonesian:
titik buta
— part of the road/railway track/tramway track that cannot be seen
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Italian:
punto cieco
— part of the road/railway track/tramway track that cannot be seen
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Italian:
angolo morto
— part of the road/railway track/tramway track that cannot be seen
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Japanese:
盲点
(mōten)
— part of the road/railway track/tramway track that cannot be seen
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Malay:
titik buta
— part of the road/railway track/tramway track that cannot be seen
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Norwegian Bokmål:
dødvinkel
— part of the road/railway track/tramway track that cannot be seen
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Norwegian Bokmål:
blindsone
— part of the road/railway track/tramway track that cannot be seen
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Polish:
martwe pole
— part of the road/railway track/tramway track that cannot be seen
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Portuguese:
ponto cego
— part of the road/railway track/tramway track that cannot be seen
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Russian:
слепа́я зо́на
(slepája zóna)
— part of the road/railway track/tramway track that cannot be seen
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Scottish Gaelic:
spot dall
— part of the road/railway track/tramway track that cannot be seen
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Spanish:
punto ciego
— part of the road/railway track/tramway track that cannot be seen
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Spanish:
ángulo muerto
— part of the road/railway track/tramway track that cannot be seen
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Spanish:
rodal / locus ciego
— part of the road/railway track/tramway track that cannot be seen
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Swedish:
död vinkel
— part of the road/railway track/tramway track that cannot be seen
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Polish:
miejsce ze słabą widocznością
— location with obstructed audience experience
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Chinese Mandarin:
盲點 /盲点
(mángdiǎn)
— inability to recognize a fact or think clearly
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Finnish:
sokea piste
— inability to recognize a fact or think clearly
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French:
aveuglement
— inability to recognize a fact or think clearly
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German:
Blindheit
— inability to recognize a fact or think clearly
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Polish:
zamroczenie
— inability to recognize a fact or think clearly
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French:
inconnu
— subject beyond one’s certain knowledge
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Indonesian:
area buta
— subject beyond one’s certain knowledge
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Polish:
niewiadoma
— subject beyond one’s certain knowledge
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Finnish:
katve
— location with poor radio service
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French:
zone blanche
— location with poor radio service
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German:
Funkloch
— location with poor radio service
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Polish:
martwa strefa
— location with poor radio service
