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PHOTO-SENSITIVE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-11-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Optics
- Chemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- photosensitive
1, record 1, English, photosensitive
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- photo-sensitive 2, record 1, English, photo%2Dsensitive
correct
- light sensitive 3, record 1, English, light%20sensitive
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Said of a] material that is chemically or physically changed by the action of light. 4, record 1, English, - photosensitive
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Optique
- Chimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- photosensible
1, record 1, French, photosensible
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit de toute matière susceptible de transformations de structure sous l'action de la lumière. 2, record 1, French, - photosensible
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Óptica
- Química
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- fotosensible
1, record 1, Spanish, fotosensible
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dice del material que sufre cambios en sus propiedades, física o químicamente, por la acción de la luz. 2, record 1, Spanish, - fotosensible
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fotosensible: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que el término "fotosensible" está formado a partir del elemento compositivo foto-, que viene del griego 'luz', y el adjetivo 'sensible', que, dicho de una cosa, significa 'que reacciona a la acción de ciertos agentes'. Los productos fotosensibles, por tanto, son aquellos que deben conservarse protegidos de la luz para evitar que se alteren sus propiedades y pierdan efecto. Sin embargo, si lo que queremos decir es que un producto hace sensible a la luz al que lo toma, lo correcto es decir que es "fotosensibilizante" o "fotosensibilizador", tal y como recoge el Diccionario de términos médicos de la Real Academia Nacional de Medicina de España. 3, record 1, Spanish, - fotosensible
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