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Ishihara plate

Ishihara plate noun: any of a set of colored plates each containing a pattern of dots of various colors and sizes, forming a number or shape clearly visible to those with normal color vision; used in testing for color blindness.

Noun

Ishihara plate (plural Ishihara plates)

  1. Any of a set of colored plates each containing a pattern of dots of various colors and sizes, forming a number or shape clearly visible to those with normal color vision; used in testing for color blindness.

Forms of Ishihara plate

pluralIshihara plates

Origin of Ishihara plate

Designed by Dr. Shinobu Ishihara at the University of Tokyo, who first published his tests in 1917.

Questions about Ishihara plate

What does Ishihara plate mean?
Ishihara plate means any of a set of colored plates each containing a pattern of dots of various colors and sizes, forming a number or shape clearly visible to those with normal color vision; used in testing for color blindness.
What part of speech is Ishihara plate?
Ishihara plate is a noun.
What is the plural of Ishihara plate?
The plural of Ishihara plate is Ishihara plates.

Words near Ishihara plate in the dictionary

  1. Ishidas
  2. Ishigaki
  3. Ishigawa
  4. Ishigawas
  5. Ishihara
  6. Ishihara plate
  7. Ishihara plates
  8. Ishihara test
  9. Ishihara tests
  10. Ishiharas
  11. Ishii

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