blue-blindness

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   rare form of dichromacy characterized by a lowered sensitivity to blue light resulting in an inability to distinguish blue and yellow

   Synonymstritanopia

   Broaderyellow-blue dichromacy

Questions about blue-blindness

What does blue-blindness mean?

blue-blindness means "rare form of dichromacy characterized by a lowered sensitivity to blue light resulting in an inability to distinguish blue and yellow".

How many syllables are in blue-blindness?

blue-blindness has 3 syllables: blue--blind-ness. The stress falls on "blue-".

What is another word for blue-blindness?

Close synonyms include tritanopia. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.