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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ˈblind ˌspot, n. [countable]- Ophthalmologya small area of the inside of the eye, where it continues to the optic nerve, that is not sensitive to light.
- Automotive an area behind a driver's field of vision not reflected in the rearview mirror:[usually singular* the/one's + ~]I didn't see the car behind; he was in my blind spot.
- a subject one does not know much about or is not appreciative of:a blind spot when it came to chemistry.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024blind′ spot′, - Anatomya small area on the retina that is insensitive to light due to the interruption, where the optic nerve joins the retina, of the normal pattern of light-sensitive rods and cones. See diag. under eye.
- an area or subject about which one is uninformed, prejudiced, or unappreciative:I confess that operettas are my blind spot.
- Radio and Televisionan area in which signals are weak and their reception poor.
- Also called dead spot. any part of an auditorium, arena, or the like, in which a person is unable to see or hear satisfactorily.
- Automotivean area to the side and slightly behind a driver's field of vision that is not reflected in the vehicle's rearview mirror.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: blind spot n - a small oval-shaped area of the retina in which vision is not experienced. It marks the nonphotosensitive site of entrance into the eyeball of the optic nerve
- a place or area, as in an auditorium or part of a road, where vision is completely or partially obscured or hearing is difficult or impossible
- a subject about which a person is ignorant or prejudiced, or an occupation in which he or she is inefficient
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