# blind spot
## English
### Alternative forms

* blindspot

### Etymology

From blind +‎ spot.

### Noun

blind spot (plural blind spots)
* 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.
    Synonyms: optic disc, optic disk
    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.
* 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.
* (automotive) In driving, the part of the road that cannot be seen in the rear-view mirror or side-view mirror.
    Synonym: blindside
    When he changed lanes, he sideswiped a car that was in his blind spot.
** UN Regulation No 151 – Uniform provisions concerning the approval of motor vehicles with regard to the Blind Spot Information System for the Detection of Bicycles:
    ‘Blind Spot Information System (BSIS)’ means a system to inform the driver of a possible collision with a bicycle near side.
** 2023 August 24, Keith Barry, “SUV and Truck Buyers May Pay Thousands More for Life-Saving Feature, CR Study Shows” in Consumer Reports:
    As its name suggests, BSW can detect traffic in a vehicle’s side blind spots and alert a driver to its presence. […] Taller and heavier vehicles tend to have larger side and rear blind spots, and generally pose a greater risk to those outside of them when compared to smaller vehicles.
* (rail transport) The part of the railway/tramway track that cannot be seen in the side mirror or the side window.
    Synonym: blindside
    When he changed tracks, he sideswiped a railway worker 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.
** 2021 November 12, Dan Shive, El Goonish Shive (webcomic), Comic for Friday, Nov 12, 2021:"It's possible he has a blind spot I am unaware of, but I would be astonished if your father's attitude came from a place of bigotry. Where I can easily see it coming from is ignorance, confusion... and being your father."
** 2022 June 17, Michelle Goldberg, “The Future Isn’t Female Anymore”, in The New York Times‎:Obviously, the second-wave feminism of the ’60s and ’70s could be pretty factional as well; there were vicious internal fights over issues like lesbianism and pornography, as well as over white feminists’ blind spots about race.
* (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.
* (telecommunications) A location where radio reception and/or transmission is significantly poorer than in surrounding locations.
    Synonym: dead spot
* (seismology) A location around an earthquake epicentre that is prone to earthquake.
    Synonyms: blind zone, dead spot
* (architecture) The flaw of building that cannot be seen when collapsing because poor structure, built not according specified standards, or not earthquake-proof.
    Synonym: dead spot

#### Translations
### References

* "blind spot" in the Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.