color-blind
American
[kuhl-er-blahynd]
/ ˈkʌl ərˌblaɪnd /
adjective
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Ophthalmology. pertaining to or affected with color blindness.
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Photography. (of an emulsion) sensitive only to blue, violet, and ultraviolet rays.
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showing or characterized by freedom from racial bias; not influenced by skin color.
Etymology
Origin of color-blind
First recorded in 1850–55
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