- a small area on the retina that is insensitive to light due to the interruption, where the optic nerve joins the retina, of the normal pattern of light-sensitive rods and cones.
- an area or subject about which one is uninformed, prejudiced, or unappreciative: I confess that operettas are my blind spot.
- dead spot (def. 1).
- any part of an auditorium, arena, or the like, in which a person is unable to see or hear satisfactorily.
- an area to the side and slightly behind a driver's field of vision that is not reflected in the vehicle's rearview mirror.
- a small oval-shaped area of the retina in which vision is not experienced. It marks the nonphotosensitive site of entrance into the eyeball of the optic nerve
- 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
- a subject about which a person is ignorant or prejudiced, or an occupation in which he or she is inefficient
- a location within the normal range of a radio transmitter with weak reception
