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What is "photosensitive"

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
photosensitive
adjective
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▪ A single chip contains 100, 000 transistors and has more than 2, 000 photosensitive cells arranged in a square array.
▪ One development of the optical encoder employs two photosensitive devices with a small relative displacement.
▪ Stereolithography works by steering laser beams through a photosensitive liquid that solidifies when it is exposed to enough light.
▪ They made their discovery while experimenting with photosensitive drugs.
Wiktionary
photosensitive

a. having a reaction to, or able to be affected by, light

WordNet
photosensitive

adj. sensitive to visible light; "photographic film is light-sensitive" [syn: light-sensitive]

Wikipedia
PhotoSensitive (organization)

PhotoSensitive is a Canadian nonprofit collective with the goal of spreading social awareness through black-and-white photography. Based in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, it was founded by Toronto Star photographer Andrew Stawicki and Toronto Star photo editor Peter Robertson. PhotoSensitive has raised funds for various charities, including donations to Daily Bread Food Bank and The Hospital for Sick Children. More than 100 Canadian professional and amateur photographers have participated in PhotoSensitive projects. In 2010, PhotoSensitive celebrated their 20-year anniversary.

Usage examples of "photosensitive".

There was nothing wrong with the idea of a pinhole camera eye, whose retina was composed of olfactory nerve endings rather than the rods and cones of photosensitive organs.

And,” he added, waggling a finger as Paul opened his mouth, “Cobber and Ozzie have thoroughly explored the tunnel system shown on the echo survey with Wind Blossom’s little photosensitive uglies, so the dangerous tunnels are blocked off.