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daltonism
[ dawl-tn-iz-uhm ]
noun
, (sometimes initial capital letter)
- color blindness, especially the inability to distinguish red from green.
daltonism
/ ˈdɔːltəˌnɪzəm; dɔːlˈtɒnɪk /
noun
- colour blindness, esp the confusion of red and green
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Derived Forms
- daltonic, adjective
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Other Words From
- dal·ton·ic [dawl-, ton, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of daltonism1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of daltonism1
C19: from French daltonisme, after John Dalton
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Example Sentences
The diseases known as Daltonism or colour-blindness, and hmophilia or the bleeding disease, are certainly hereditary.
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Certain authorities on art are said to regard the great Montalbanais as a victim of daltonism—in other words, colour-blind!
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Colour-blindness or Daltonism has been recorded (Horner) through the males only of seven generations.
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An interesting example is the common type of color blindness known as Daltonism.
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Daltonism, dal′ton-izm, n. colour-blindness: inability to distinguish certain colours.
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