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Blind spot
noun
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Noun
- 1 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.
"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."
- 2 the point where the optic nerve enters the retina; not sensitive to light wordnet
- 3 Any portion of the visual field in which the vision is impaired (by ocular disease).
"He has a few blind spots in his eyesight because of his diabetic retinopathy."
- 4 a subject about which you are ignorant or prejudiced and fail to exercise good judgment wordnet
- 5 In driving, the part of the road that cannot be seen in the rear-view mirror or side-view mirror.
"When he changed lanes, he sideswiped a car that was in his blind spot."
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- 6 The part of the railway/tramway track that cannot be seen in the side mirror or the side window.
"When he changed tracks, he sideswiped a railway worker that was in his blind spot."
- 7 In a stadium or auditorium, any location affording those seated or standing there only an obstructed visual or auditory experience.
"Our seats turned out to be in a blind spot behind a pillar blocking our view on the stage."
- 8 An inability to recognize a fact or think clearly about a certain topic, especially because of a prejudice. figuratively
"He loves her so much that he has a blind spot when it comes to her faults."
- 9 A subject or area about which one is uninformed or misinformed, often because of a prejudice or lack of appreciation. figuratively
"The new study addresses the blind spot created by previous research having excluded healthy adult subjects."
- 10 A location where radio reception and/or transmission is significantly poorer than in surrounding locations.
- 11 A location around an earthquake epicentre that is prone to earthquake.
- 12 The flaw of building that cannot be seen when collapsing because poor structure, built not according specified standards, or not earthquake-proof.
Etymology
From blind + spot.
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