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scotomata

scotomata is the plural of scotoma.

Meaning of scotoma

Noun

scotoma (plural scotomas or scotomata)

  1. An area of impaired or lost vision within a visual field otherwise in a good (or at least healthy) state.
    • Malcolm’s vision was now almost totally occupied by the shimmering dazzle of the scotoma.2019, Philip Pullman, The Secret Commonwealth, David Fickling Books (2020), page 373
    Synonyms:
    blind spot
  2. (figuratively) A weakness of the mind's perception, cognition, or world view, causing it to ignore some aspects of reality.
    • intellectual scotoma
    Synonyms:
    blind spot

Questions about scotomata

What is scotomata the plural of?
Scotomata is the plural of scotoma.

Words near scotomata in the dictionary

  1. scotographs
  2. scotography
  3. scotoma
  4. scotomaphobia
  5. scotomas
  6. scotomata
  7. scotomatous
  8. scotometer
  9. scotometers
  10. scotometric
  11. scotometry

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