- sensitize
- делать светочувствительным
English-Russian cartography dictionary. 2013.
English-Russian cartography dictionary. 2013.
Sensitize — Sen si*tize, v. t. (Photog.) To render sensitive, or susceptible of being easily acted on by the actinic rays of the sun; as, sensitized paper or plate. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sensitize — 1856, in photography; see SENSITIVE (Cf. sensitive) + IZE (Cf. ize). Of persons from 1880. Related: Sensitized; sensitizing … Etymology dictionary
sensitize — (Amer.) sen·si·tize || sensɪtaɪz v. cause sensitivity, make sensitive (also sensitise) … English contemporary dictionary
sensitize — not the arguably more correct form sensitivize, is the standard word in meanings to do with making things sensitive, normally in physical senses (in photography, for example) … Modern English usage
sensitize — (also sensitise) ► VERB ▪ cause to respond to certain stimuli; make sensitive. DERIVATIVES sensitization noun sensitizer noun … English terms dictionary
sensitize — [sen′sə tīz΄] vt. sensitized, sensitizing [ SENSIT(IVE) + IZE] to make sensitive or susceptible; specif., a) Photog. to make (a film or plate) sensitive to light, etc. b) Immunology to make (an individual) sensitive or hypersensitive to an… … English World dictionary
sensitize — v. (D; tr.) to sensitize to * * * [ sensɪtaɪz] (D;tr.) to sensitize to … Combinatory dictionary
sensitize — [[t]se̱nsɪtaɪz[/t]] sensitizes, sensitizing, sensitized (in BRIT, also use sensitise) 1) VERB If you sensitize people to a particular problem or situation, you make them aware of it. [FORMAL] [V n to n] It seems important to sensitize people to… … English dictionary
sensitize — UK [ˈsensətaɪz] / US [ˈsensəˌtaɪz] verb [transitive] Word forms sensitize : present tense I/you/we/they sensitize he/she/it sensitizes present participle sensitizing past tense sensitized past participle sensitized 1) [often passive] to make… … English dictionary
sensitize — sen|si|tize also sensitise BrE [ˈsensıtaız] v [T] 1.) to give someone some experience or knowledge of a particular problem or situation so that they can notice it and understand it easily sensitize sb to sth ▪ Volunteers need to be sensitized to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
sensitize — sen|si|tize [ sensə,taız ] verb transitive 1. ) often passive to make someone notice or understand a situation or problem: sensitize someone to something: I have become sensitized to the isolation felt by new teachers since my daughter began… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English