colour-blind
adjective
of or relating to any defect in the normal ability to distinguish certain colours See deuteranopia protanopia tritanopia
colour blindness
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a word derived from
colour-blind.
Example Sentences
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It's estimated that about 3 million people living in the UK are affected by colour blindness, according to Colour Blind Awareness.
From BBC ● May 8, 2025
He and his colleagues believe that the results could potentially further research into colour blindness.
From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2025
She compares this well meaning wish to be inclusive with claims of colour blindness: blackness and whiteness are different, she told the audience to huge cheers at the event with Eddo-Lodge.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 28, 2018
The sensor was originally devised to help him counter a rare form of colour blindness called achromatopsia, which affects one in 33,000 people and means he sees the world in greys.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 14, 2015
His eyes take out of yours the personal colouring, the colour blindness of personal interest and advantage which so strangely and strongly affect all our sight.
From Quiet Talks on Following the Christ by S. D. (Samuel Dickey) Gordon
