blind spot
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: blind spots
form: blindspot
Etymology: From blind + spot.
Senses: examples: text: 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.
synonyms: optic disc
optic disk
glosses: 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.
examples: text: He has a few blind spots in his eyesight because of his diabetic retinopathy.
glosses: Any portion of the visual field in which the vision is impaired (by ocular disease).
examples: text: When he changed lanes, he sideswiped a car that was in his blind spot.
text: ‘Blind Spot Information System (BSIS)’ means a system to inform the driver of a possible collision with a bicycle near side.
ref: 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
text: 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.
ref: 2023 August 24, Keith Barry, “SUV and Truck Buyers May Pay Thousands More for Life-Saving Feature, CR Study Shows” in Consumer Reports
topics: automotive
transport
vehicles
synonyms: blindside
glosses: In driving, the part of the road that cannot be seen in the rear-view mirror or side-view mirror.
examples: text: When he changed tracks, he sideswiped a railway worker that was in his blind spot.
topics: rail-transport
railways
transport
synonyms: blindside
glosses: The part of the railway/tramway track that cannot be seen in the side mirror or the side window.
examples: text: Our seats turned out to be in a blind spot behind a pillar blocking our view on the stage.
glosses: In a stadium or auditorium, any location affording those seated or standing there only an obstructed visual or auditory experience.
examples: text: He loves her so much that he has a blind spot when it comes to her faults.
text: "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."
ref: 2021 November 12, Dan Shive, El Goonish Shive (webcomic), Comic for Friday, Nov 12, 2021:
text: 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.
ref: 2022 June 17, Michelle Goldberg, “The Future Isn’t Female Anymore”, in The New York Times:
glosses: An inability to recognize a fact or think clearly about a certain topic, especially because of a prejudice.
examples: text: The new study addresses the blind spot created by previous research having excluded healthy adult subjects.
glosses: A subject or area about which one is uninformed or misinformed, often because of a prejudice or lack of appreciation.
topics: communications
electrical-engineering
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
telecommunications
synonyms: dead spot
glosses: A location where radio reception and/or transmission is significantly poorer than in surrounding locations.
topics: geography
geology
natural-sciences
seismology
synonyms: blind zone
dead spot
glosses: A location around an earthquake epicentre that is prone to earthquake.
topics: architecture
synonyms: dead spot
glosses: The flaw of building that cannot be seen when collapsing because poor structure, built not according specified standards, or not earthquake-proof.