light-sensitive

English

Etymology

From light (noun) +‎ sensitive.

Adjective

light-sensitive (comparative more light-sensitive, superlative most light-sensitive)

1. 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.

2. (photography, of substances and surfaces) Changing chemically or physically when exposed to light.
3. (biology, of cells, tissue or organs) Able to detect the presence (or intensity) of light.

Synonyms

• photosensitive

Translations

affected by or sensitive to light — see also photosensitive

Belarusian: святлоадчува́льны (svjatloadčuválʹny) Catalan: fotosensible Danish: lysfølsom Dutch: lichtgevoelig (nl) Estonian: valgustundlik Finnish: valoherkkä French: photosensible (fr) German: lichtempfindlich Hungarian: fényérzékeny (hu) Italian: fotosensibile (it) Norwegian: Bokmål: lysfølsom Nynorsk: lysfølsam Polish: światłoczuły (pl) Portuguese: fotossensível (pt) Russian: светочувстви́тельный (ru) (svetočuvstvítelʹnyj) Spanish: fotosensible (es) Swedish: ljuskänslig Ukrainian: світлочутли́вий (svitločutlývyj)