color blindness

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noun

inability to distinguish one or several chromatic colors, independent of the capacity for distinguishing light and shade.

complete inability to distinguish colors of the spectrum, with all objects appearing as shades of gray, black, and white, varying only as to lightness and darkness; achromatopsia.

Origin of color blindness

First recorded in 1835–45

Words nearby color blindness

colorant, coloration, coloratura, colorbearer, color-blind, color blindness, colorbreed, colorcast, colorcaster, color charge, color chart

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Example sentences from the Web for color blindness

It is a case of color-blindness, as it were—supposing you two were colors.
Rodman the Keeper|Constance Fenimore Woolson
Holmgren has since discovered cases of color-blindness in which the violet sensation is absent.
Makers of Electricity|Brother Potamian
Apart from color-blindness and such possibilities, we see the Hall in different perspectives.
Essays in Radical Empiricism|William James
The writer of the note knew nothing of Rogers's color-blindness—you're off the scent there.
The Holladay Case|Burton E. Stevenson

But there are some who inherit or develop various degrees of color-blindness; and a word in their behalf may be opportune.
A Color Notation|Albert H. Munsell

Cultural definitions for color blindness

colorblindness

A defect in perception of colors, caused by a deficiency of certain specialized cells in the retina that are sensitive to different colors. The condition may be partial (as in “red-green colorblindness,” in which a person cannot distinguish red from green), or complete (in which the person sees all colors as gray).

notes for colorblindness

By extension, the law is said to be colorblind in its judgments, which are supposed to ignore a defendant's race.

Medical definitions for color blindness

color blindness

n.

Deficiency of color perception, whether hereditary or acquired, partial or complete.

单词	color blindness
释义	color blindness SEE SYNONYMS FOR color blindness ON THESAURUS.COM noun inability to distinguish one or several chromatic colors, independent of the capacity for distinguishing light and shade. complete inability to distinguish colors of the spectrum, with all objects appearing as shades of gray, black, and white, varying only as to lightness and darkness; achromatopsia. Origin of color blindness First recorded in 1835–45 Words nearby color blindness colorant, coloration, coloratura, colorbearer, color-blind, color blindness, colorbreed, colorcast, colorcaster, color charge, color chart Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for color blindness It is a case of color-blindness, as it were—supposing you two were colors. Rodman the Keeper\|Constance Fenimore Woolson Holmgren has since discovered cases of color-blindness in which the violet sensation is absent. Makers of Electricity\|Brother Potamian Apart from color-blindness and such possibilities, we see the Hall in different perspectives. Essays in Radical Empiricism\|William James The writer of the note knew nothing of Rogers's color-blindness—you're off the scent there. The Holladay Case\|Burton E. Stevenson But there are some who inherit or develop various degrees of color-blindness; and a word in their behalf may be opportune. A Color Notation\|Albert H. Munsell Words related to color blindness achromatic vision, achromatopsia, daltonism Cultural definitions for color blindness colorblindness A defect in perception of colors, caused by a deficiency of certain specialized cells in the retina that are sensitive to different colors. The condition may be partial (as in “red-green colorblindness,” in which a person cannot distinguish red from green), or complete (in which the person sees all colors as gray). notes for colorblindness By extension, the law is said to be colorblind in its judgments, which are supposed to ignore a defendant's race. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Medical definitions for color blindness color blindness n. Deficiency of color perception, whether hereditary or acquired, partial or complete. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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color blindness

noun

Origin of color blindness

Words nearby color blindness

Example sentences from the Web for color blindness

Words related to color blindness

Cultural definitions for color blindness

notes for colorblindness

Medical definitions for color blindness

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