photosensitive

American  

[foh-tuh-sen-si-tiv] / ˌfoʊ təˈsɛn sɪ tɪv /

adjective

1. sensitive to light or similar radiation.

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photosensitive British  

/ ˌfəʊtəʊˈsɛnsɪtɪv /

adjective

1. sensitive to electromagnetic radiation, esp light

   a photosensitive photographic film

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Other Word Forms

• photosensitivity noun

Etymology

Origin of photosensitive

photo- + sensitive

Example Sentences

Each of those has a photosensitive opsin, which is the molecule that changes shape when light is received, and which determines the cell’s sensitivity to wavelength.

From Scientific American

So beautiful, these pictures: grand, streaky expanses of color, suggesting bodies or currents, made by exposing photosensitive paper to lasers and other hand-held lights.

From New York Times

“I don’t even like kids,” Rick says — thankfully not in front of the press, whose flashbulbs both men recoil from like photosensitive bats.

From New York Times

Robotic arms extract silicon wafers which are coated with photosensitive material.

From BBC

Artists involved in the show include Meghann Riepenhoff, who addresses issues of environmental collapse through collaboration with natural elements, inviting the drips and eddies of water to transcribe their own meaning onto photosensitive paper.

From Seattle Times