| 单词 | light-sensitive |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslight-sensitive light-sensitive adj. (a) (of a surface or substance) changing physically or chemically when exposed to light; (of a cell, organ, or tissue) responsive to light; (= photosensitive adj. 1); (b) excessively sensitive or reactive to light (= photosensitive adj. 2). ΚΠ 1874 Proc. Royal Irish Acad.: Sci. 1870–4 1 533 The conditions under which the different electrically resisting and light sensitive forms of selenium are obtained. 1936 Discovery May 151/1 It was not until the appearance of a new type of light-sensitive cell, known as the rectifier or semi-conducting cell, that photo-electric exposure meters became popular. 1946 Nature 28 Sept. 454/2 N. texana also contains strains which have light-sensitive seeds. 1994 Nat. Health Nov. 91/4 Take [belladonna]..when a cold comes on suddenly with a high fever, dry skin, light-sensitive eyes. 2014 A. Roberts Incredible Unlikeliness of Being 103 Our own retina contains a layer of light-sensitive cells on top of a layer of pigmented cells. < as lemmas |
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