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color-blind
[ kuhl-er-blahynd ]
/ ĖkŹl ÉrĖblaÉŖnd /
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adjective
Ophthalmology. pertaining to or affected with color blindness.
Photography. (of an emulsion) sensitive only to blue, violet, and ultraviolet rays.
showing or characterized by freedom from racial bias; not influenced by skin color.
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Origin of color-blind
First recorded in 1850ā55
Words nearby color-blind
Colorado topaz, colorant, coloration, coloratura, colorbearer, color-blind, color blindness, colorbreed, colorcast, colorcaster, color charge
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How to use color-blind in a sentence
Scientific definitions for color-blind
colorblind
[ kÅlā²Ér-blÄ«ndā² ]
Unable to distinguish certain colors. Humans who are colorblind usually cannot distinguish red from green. Many animals, including cats and dogs, are colorblind and unable to distinguish more than a few colors.
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