blind spot

noun10

1. •
   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.

   • 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.
2. •
   (figurative) 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.
3. •
   (figurative) 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.
   • I have a blind spot for math.
4. •
   In driving, the part of the road that cannot be seen in the rear-view mirror or side-view mirror.

   • When he changed lanes, he sideswiped a car that was in his blind spot.
5. •
   The part of the railway/tramway track that cannot be seen in the side mirror or the side window.

   • When he changed tracks, he sideswiped a railway worker that was in his blind spot.
6. •
   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.
7. •
   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.
8. •
   A location where radio reception and/or transmission is significantly poorer than in surrounding locations.
9. •
   The flaw of building that cannot be seen when collapsing because poor structure, built not according specified standards, or not earthquake-proof.
10. •
    A location around an earthquake epicentre that is prone to earthquake.