This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
deuteranopia
[ doo-ter-uh-noh-pee-uh, dyoo- ]
/ ˌdu tər əˈnoʊ pi ə, ˌdyu- /
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
noun Ophthalmology.
a defect of vision in which the retina fails to respond to the color green.
QUIZ
CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?
There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?
Question 1 of 7
Which sentence is correct?
OTHER WORDS FROM deuteranopia
deu·ter·an·op·ic [doo-ter-uh-nop-ik, dyoo-], /ˌdu tər əˈnɒp ɪk, ˌdyu-/, adjectiveWords nearby deuteranopia
Deus vobiscum, Deus vult, Deut., deuter-, deuteragonist, deuteranopia, deuterate, deuteride, deuterium, deuterium oxide, deutero-
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
British Dictionary definitions for deuteranopia
deuteranopia
/ (ˌdjuːtərəˈnəʊpɪə) /
noun
a form of colour blindness in which there is a tendency to confuse blues and greens, and greens and reds, and in which sensitivity to green is reduced
Derived forms of deuteranopia
deuteranopic (ˌdjuːtərəˈnɒpɪk), adjectiveWord Origin for deuteranopia
C20: New Latin, from deutero- (referring to the theory in which green is the second primary colour) + an- + Greek -ops eye
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012