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light-sensitive

light-sensitive

3 4.9
Something that changes when light hits it
  • adjective
  • /ˈlaɪtˌsɛnsɪtɪv/
  • Specialized
translation icon : fotocensible
  • Other light-sensitive opsins serve nonvisual functions, such as pupillary constriction and regulation of circadian rhythm.
  • light-sensitive screen
  • light-sensitive film

And then the inputs, there's a few light sensitive neurons.

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Examples

  • So these IPRGCS or these light sensitive cells are very responsive to daylight.

    The Royal Institution

  • Vertebrate eyes contain two types of light-sensitive cells: rods and cones.

    Academic text (2009)

  • And those are light sensitive salts of silver.

  • The school and parents expect a display of students' visual art from light-sensitive materials.

    Academic text (1993)

  • Their eyes are a lot more light-sensitive than ours are, and don't react to too much light very quickly.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • Our eyes have light-sensitive cells in them called rods and cones.

    Blog text (28)

  • Among the causes of AMD, scientists describe a breakdown of light-sensitive cells within the retina.

    Academic text (2003)

  • The great number of light-sensitive rods enables most species of sharks to distinguish a moving object in dim light.

    Academic text (1994)

  • Basically, with macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy, the light-sensitive rods and cones in your retina stop working.

    Blog text (30)

  • Photographic film is made with a light-sensitive emulsion that changes when exposed to bright light.

Synonyms

photosensitive
vslight-sensitive
2 7.2

React strongly to light, often changing color or breaking down

focuses specifically on reaction to visible light rather than other radiation types
photoreceptive
vslight-sensitive
  • Specialized
1 7.7

Can sense or react to light

applies to substances that not only respond but also change physically or chemically
photoactive
vslight-sensitive
  • Specialized
6.7

A material that changes when light hits it

describes materials affected by visible light that undergo physical or chemical change

How Light-Sensitive

light-sensitive
  • Specialized
3 4.9

Surface Forms

light-sensitive positive
light-sensitiver comparative
light-sensitivest superlative

Morphology

light-sensitive = light + sensitive (transparent) = light + sensitive

The adjective is a clear compound of 'light' + 'sensitive', meaning 'sensitive to light', which learners can derive from the components.

Etymology

Light-sensitive combines the common word light and sensitive, where sensitive comes from a word meaning 'able to feel' and is like the English word sense. So, light-sensitive means 'able to notice or react to light', often changing when light hits it.