Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Sensitivity or responsiveness to light.
- noun Medicine An abnormally heightened response, especially of the skin, to sunlight or ultraviolet radiation, caused by certain disorders or chemicals and characterized by a toxic or allergic reaction.
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- noun
sensitivity tolight , especially a heightenedresponse to light
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- noun sensitivity to the action of radiant energy
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Examples
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Some chemotherapy drugs cause a condition called photosensitivity, which refers to an increased sensitivity to the sun.
unknown title 2009
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In addition, the material demonstrates good photosensitivity, meaning it reacts sensitively to laser light, which may enable lower power lasers to be used to scan the disk.
Fast Company 2009
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The lighting had been kept low to accommodate the general photosensitivity of most Remans.
Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Rough Beasts of Empire David R. George III 2011
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The lighting had been kept low to accommodate the general photosensitivity of most Remans.
Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Rough Beasts of Empire David R. George III 2011
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The lighting had been kept low to accommodate the general photosensitivity of most Remans.
Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Rough Beasts of Empire David R. George III 2011
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The lighting had been kept low to accommodate the general photosensitivity of most Remans.
Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Rough Beasts of Empire David R. George III 2011
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The lighting had been kept low to accommodate the general photosensitivity of most Remans.
Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Rough Beasts of Empire David R. George III 2011
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The lighting had been kept low to accommodate the general photosensitivity of most Remans.
Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Rough Beasts of Empire David R. George III 2011
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The lighting had been kept low to accommodate the general photosensitivity of most Remans.
Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Rough Beasts of Empire David R. George III 2011
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The lighting had been kept low to accommodate the general photosensitivity of most Remans.
Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Rough Beasts of Empire David R. George III 2011
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