blind spot
See also: blindspot
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Noun
blind spot (plural blind spots)
- The place where the optic nerve attaches to the retina, and so where the retina cannot detect light.
- In driving, the part of the road that cannot be seen in the rear-view mirror.
- When he changed lanes, he sideswiped a car that was in his blind spot.
- 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.
- (figuratively) An inability to recognize a fact or think clearly about a certain topic, especially because of a prejudice.
- He loves her so much that he has a blind spot when it comes to her faults.
- (figuratively) A subject or area about which one is uninformed or misinformed, often because of a prejudice or lack of appreciation.
- The new study addresses the blind spot created by previous research having excluded healthy adult subjects.
- A location where radio reception and/or transmission is significantly poorer than in surrounding locations.
Synonyms
- (location with poor radio service): dead spot
Translations
place where the optic nerve attaches to the retina
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part of the road that cannot be seen
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location with obstructed audience experience
inability to recognize a fact or think clearly
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subject beyond one’s certain knowledge
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location with poor radio service
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References
- "blind spot" in the Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.