sensitive
adjective
/ˈsɛn.sɪt.ɪv/
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/ˈsɪn.sɪt.ɪv/
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[ˈsɛn.sɪɾ.ɪv]
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[ˈsɪn.sɪɾ.ɪv]
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- Responsive to stimuli.
- (of a person) Easily offended, upset, or hurt.
- (of an issue, topic, etc.) Capable of offending, upsetting, or hurting.
- (of an instrument) Accurate; able to register small changes in some property.
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sensible
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sensitivity
noun
/ˈsɛn.sɪ.və.ti/
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/ˌsɛn.səˈtɪv.ə.ti/
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/ˌsɛn.sɪˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/
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[ˌsɛn.səˈtɪv.ə.ɾi]
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- The quality or state of being sensitive; sensitiveness.
- (biology) The ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli.
- (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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sensibilité
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- (statistics) The probability, in a binary classification test, of a true positive being correctly identified.
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sensibilité,
sélectivité
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sensitively
adverb
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- In a sensitive manner; with sensitivity.
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sensiblement
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sensitization
noun
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- The process of making something sensitive.
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sensibilisation
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sensitize
verb
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- To make (someone or something) sensitive or responsive to certain stimuli.
- To make (someone) increasingly aware of, in a concerned or sensitive way.
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sensibiliser
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