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There is this peculiar blind spot in the culture of academic medicine around whether withholding trial results is research misconduct. People who work in any industry can reinforce each others' ideas about what is okay.
Ben Goldacre

Meaning of "blind spot" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BLIND SPOT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BLIND SPOT

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Blind spot is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BLIND SPOT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Blind spot

Blind spot may refer to: In ophthalmology: ▪ Scotoma, an obscuration of the visual field ▪ Optic disc, also known as the anatomical blind spot, the specific region of the retina where the optic nerve and blood vessels pass through to connect to the back of the eye ▪ Blind spot, also known as the physiological blind spot, the specific scotoma in the visual field that corresponds to the lack of light-detecting photoreceptor cells on the optic disc In culture: ▪ The Blind Spot, an early science fiction novel by Homer Eon Flint and Austin Hall ▪ Blind Spot: Hitler's Secretary, the English title of Im toten Winkel —an Austrian documentary about Traudl Junge, the last personal secretary of Adolf Hitler ▪ Blind SpotBlind SpotBlind Spot, a 1993 film presentation in the Hallmark Hall of Fame ▪ Blind Spot, a 2008 documentary on peak oil by Adolfo Doring ▪ Blind Spot ▪ Blindspot, a...

Definition of blind spot in the English dictionary

The first definition of blind spot in the dictionary is 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. Other definition of blind spot is a subject about which a person is ignorant or prejudiced, or an occupation in which he or she is inefficient. Blind spot is also a location within the normal range of a radio transmitter with weak reception.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BLIND SPOT

blind alley
blind as a bat
blind bid
blind blocking
blind corner
blind date
Blind Freddie
blind gut
blind man´s buff
blind register
blind side
blind snake
blind staggers
blind stamping
blind stitch
blind summit
blind test
blind trust
blind-side
blind-stitch

WORDS THAT END LIKE BLIND SPOT

beauty spot
black spot
cold spot
flat spot
G-spot
high spot
hot spot
leaf spot
liver spot
on the spot
penalty spot
picnic spot
slow spot
soft spot
spot
sweet spot
tight spot
trouble spot
weak spot
yellow spot

Synonyms and antonyms of blind spot in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «blind spot» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BLIND SPOT

Find out the translation of blind spot to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of blind spot from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «blind spot» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

盲点
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

punto ciego
570 millions of speakers

English

blind spot
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अंधा स्थान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العمياء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

слепое пятно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ponto cego
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অন্ধ স্পট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

point aveugle
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

titik buta
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

toter Winkel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

盲点
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

사각 지대
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Titik wuta
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

điểm mù
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குருட்டுப் புள்ளி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अंधुक बिंदू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kör nokta
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

punto cieco
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Blind Spot
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сліпа пляма
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

la fața locului orb
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τυφλό σημείο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

blindekol
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

blind fläck
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dødvinkelen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of blind spot

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BLIND SPOT»

The term «blind spot» is quite widely used and occupies the 46.231 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BLIND SPOT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about blind spot

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QUOTES WITH «BLIND SPOT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word blind spot.
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Ben Goldacre
There is this peculiar blind spot in the culture of academic medicine around whether withholding trial results is research misconduct. People who work in any industry can reinforce each others' ideas about what is okay.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLIND SPOT»

Discover the use of blind spot in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to blind spot and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Blind Spot: Hidden Biases of Good People
Argues that prejudice toward others is often an unconscious part of the human psyche and analyzes the science behind biased feelings while sharing guidelines for identifying and learning from hidden prejudices.
Mahzarin R. Banaji, Anthony G. Greenwald, 2013
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Blind Spot
This unflinchingly emotional novel is written in the powerful first-person voice of a legally blind teen who just wants to be like everyone else.
Laura Ellen, 2012
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Blind Spot: The Secret History of American Counterterrorism
In this revelatory new account, national security expert Timothy Naftali relates the full story of America's decades-long attempt to fight terrorism.
Tim Naftali, 2009
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The Blind Spot: Science and the Crisis of Uncertainty
Crackling with insights into our most perplexing contemporary dilemmas, from climate change to the global financial meltdown, this book challenges our most sacredly held beliefs about science, technology, and progress.
William Byers, 2011
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Benjamin's Blind Spot: Walter Benjamin and the Premature ...
Edited by Lise Patt.Contributors include Vance Bell, David Brottman, Martin Gantman, David Gross, Erich Hertz, Petra Kuppers, Rajeev S. Patke, Colin Rhodes, Gerhard Richter, Marquard Smith, Carsten Strathausen.
Lise Patt, 2001
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Blind Spot
When a young man's mutilated body is found at an Oregon rest stop, along with his pregnant girlfriend who is alive, but comatose, psychologist Claire Norris is assigned to treat the survivor at a private mental hospital where she, along ...
Nancy Bush, 2010
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Darwin's Blind Spot: Evolution Beyond Natural Selection
Taking a close-up look at the complexities of evolution, the author of Virus X and The Forgotten Plague explores the role of interaction among species in promoting the diversity of life, examining key examples of symbiosis and demonstrating ...
Frank Ryan, 2002
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Blind Spots: Why Smart People Do Dumb Things
But psychologist Madeleine L. Van Hecke argues that much of what we label stupidity can better be explained as blind spots.
Madeleine L. Van Hecke
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Blind Spot
A complex novel filled with quirky characters on the right and wrong sides of the law, Blind Spot reminds us that life is filled with leaps of faith both great and small.
Terri Persons, 2007
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Blind Spot: When Journalists Don't Get Religion
This book examines how the media frequently miss or misunderstand these stories because they do not take religion seriously, and how they misunderstand religion when they do take it seriously.
Paul A. Marshall, Lela Gilbert, Roberta Green, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLIND SPOT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term blind spot is used in the context of the following news items.
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Schumer Improves Response to Race 'Blind Spot'
Last week, Amy Schumer went on the defensive after The Guardian published a mostly laudatory editorial that said that while she was good on ... «Vulture, Jul 15»
2
Talk about a Vision Zero blind spot
As the NYPD investigates a Friday tour-bus crash that mangled a man's leg as he crossed a Greenwich Village street — and as the Manhattan ... «New York Daily News, Jul 15»
3
HR and the Search for Bias Blind Spots
In the “Bias Blind Spot: Structure, Measurement, and Consequences” report, researchers from Carnegie Mellon University, the City University ... «Human Resource Executive Online, Jul 15»
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Safer cars coming in the near future
"(They have) backup camera, blind spot detection, also cars that can take collisions well," Syzdek said. But, they don't have the money to spend ... «KPRC Houston, Jul 15»
5
The Economic Blind Spot
Oh no! The US Fed has a problem: there's not enough US government debt to go around. Apparently, that's something we should be worrying ... «Daily Reckoning - Australian Edition, Jul 15»
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Kaushambi's 'blind spot' drowns in stagnant water
GHAZIABAD: More than 3,000 people of three residential societies of Kaushambi are struggling with ankle-deep swamps in the area for lack of ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
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Pupillary reflex enhanced by light inside blind spot
Pupillary light reflex in response to light stimuli inside and outside the blind spot. Left: Relationship between the blind spot and the optic disk. «Medical Xpress, Jun 15»
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The Blind Spot Can Sense Light After All
1, 2015) - University of Tokyo researchers have found that the light reflex of the pupil is modulated by light stimulation inside the blind spot in ... «Asian Scientist Magazine, Jun 15»
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Fixing the HTTPS Security Blind Spot
“Rapidly increasing encrypted HTTPS web traffic is creating a security blind spot in business computer networks, allowing destructive malware ... «TheHostingNews.com, Jun 15»
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Data is still a blind spot for marketers
Despite data being discussed relentlessly over the past few years, and it being at the core of smart marketing initiatives, data is still a blind spot ... «Marketing magazine Australia, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Blind spot [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/blind-spot>. May 2024 ».
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