light-sensitive
Britishadjective
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It plays a major role in vision by bending incoming light so it can be focused onto the retina, the light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 29, 2026
The light-sensitive molecules in a Most system must be spread relatively thin.
From BBC ● May 7, 2026
Even after losing its paired eyes, the organism retained a cluster of light-sensitive cells in the center of its head.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 27, 2026
As old as the invention of photography, rayographs—negative, silhouetted photographic prints made by placing objects directly onto light-sensitive paper—are more commonly known as photograms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 27, 2025
Random mutations created a deepening depression in the light-sensitive spot.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
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