sensitive to light

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• sensitive — / sensifitIv/ adjective 1 UNDERSTANDING PEOPLE able to understand other people s feelings and problems: Underneath all that macho stuff, he s really a sensitive guy. (+ to): We must be sensitive to the community s needs. opposite insensitive 2… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• sensitive — sen|si|tive W3S3 [ˈsensıtıv] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(understanding people)¦ 2¦(easily offended)¦ 3¦(easily affected)¦ 4¦(situation/subject)¦ 5¦(reacting to changes)¦ 6¦(art/music etc)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: sensitif, from… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Light pollution — This article is about light pollution in the visible spectrum. For information on pollution in the radio spectrum, see radio spectrum pollution. This time exposure photo of New York City at night shows skyglow, one form of light pollution …   Wikipedia

• light — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 brightness ADJECTIVE ▪ clear, good ▪ bright, brilliant, harsh, intense, strong ▪ blinding …   Collocations dictionary

• sensitive — [[t]se̱nsɪtɪv[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ to n (approval) If you are sensitive to other people s needs, problems, or feelings, you show understanding and awareness of them. The classroom teacher must be sensitive to a child s needs... He was… …   English dictionary

• sensitive */*/*/ — UK [ˈsensətɪv] / US adjective Collocations: Sensible describes the reasonable way in which you think about things or do things: a sensible suggestion ♦ It wouldn t be sensible to start all over again now. Sensitive describes the emotional way in… …   English dictionary

• sensitive — sen|si|tive [ sensətıv ] adjective *** 1. ) reacting quickly or strongly to something: A new generation of satellites will carry particularly sensitive instruments. light sensitive materials Bats have very sensitive ears. sensitive to: Coral is… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• sensitive — 01. She s so [sensitive] that she always cries at a sad movie. 02. I m very [sensitive] to the cold, so I think I d better put on a sweater. 03. He should have been a little more [sensitive] to his girlfriend s feelings. 04. Researchers have… …   Grammatical examples in English

• sensitive plant — noun 1. prostrate or semi erect subshrub of tropical America, and Australia; heavily armed with recurved thorns and having sensitive soft grey green leaflets that fold and droop at night or when touched or cooled • Syn: ↑touch me not, ↑shame… …   Useful english dictionary

• sensitive paper — noun : paper prepared for photographic purposes by coating or impregnating it with a substance sensitive to light …   Useful english dictionary

• light-sensitive — adj. 1. Affected by light; as, the light sensitive pigments in the retina. Syn: photosensitive. [WordNet 1.5] 2. Hence: (Chem.) Decomposing under the influence of light; unstable when exposed to light; of chemical compounds. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English