color-blind
[ kuhl-er-blahynd ]
/ ˈkʌl ərˌblaɪnd /
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.
Origin of color-blind
First recorded in 1850–55
Words nearby color-blind
color solid,
color taste,
color temperature,
color transparency,
color wheel,
color-blind,
color-code,
color-coordinated,
color-key,
color.,
colorable
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Medical definitions for colorblind
colorblind
adj.
Partially or totally unable to distinguish certain colors.
Scientific definitions for colorblind
colorblind
[ kŭl′ər-blīnd′ ]
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.