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English
Etymology
From light (noun) + sensitive.
Adjective
light-sensitive (comparative more light-sensitive, superlative most light-sensitive)
- Affected by, or sensitive to light.
1963 August, “The semi-automatic Tees Yard of the North Eastern Region”, in Modern Railways, page 124:All lights are automatically extinguished at daylight by light-sensitive relay.
- (photography, of substances and surfaces) Changing chemically or physically when exposed to light.
- (biology, of cells, tissue or organs) Able to detect the presence (or intensity) of light.
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