sensitive
adjective
/ˈsɛnsɪtɪv/
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/ˈsɪnsɪtɪv/
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herkkä,
aistiherkkä
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- (of a person) Easily offended, upset, or hurt.
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herkkä,
herkkätunteinen,
arka
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- (of an instrument) Accurate; able to register small changes in some property.
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herkkä
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- (of an issue, topic, etc.) Capable of offending, upsetting, or hurting.
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herkkä,
arkaluonteinen
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- Having the faculty of sensation; pertaining to the senses.
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aisti
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sensitivity
noun
/ˈsɛnsɪvəti/
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/ˌsɛnsəˈtɪvəti/
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- (biology) The ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli.
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havaintokyky
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- The quality or state of being sensitive; sensitiveness.
- (statistics) The probability, in a binary classification test, of a true positive being correctly identified.
- (electronics) The degree of response of an instrument to a change in an input signal.
- (photography) The degree of response of a film etc. to light of a specified wavelength.
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herkkyys
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sensitize
verb
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- To make (someone) increasingly aware of, in a concerned or sensitive way.
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herkistyä,
herkistää
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- To make (someone or something) sensitive or responsive to certain stimuli.
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herkistää
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sensitively
adverb
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- In a sensitive manner; with sensitivity.
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herkästi
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sensitization
noun
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- The process of making something sensitive.
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herkistäminen
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