Definition of pressure-sensitive - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

technology

TECH.

responding to physical force by changing behavior or output

TECH.

The pressure-sensitive screen detects how hard you press.

materials

TECH.

sticking to surfaces when firm force is applied

TECH.

We sealed the box with pressure-sensitive tape.

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Origin of pressure-sensitive

modern English compound: pressure (pressura “pressing”) + sensitive (sentire “to feel”)

Terms with pressure-sensitive included in their meaning

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box-sealing tape

packaging

pressure-sensitive tape for sealing corrugated boxes

pressure point

therapy

specific body area sensitive to therapeutic pressure

baroreceptor

medical

nerve ending sensitive to blood pressure changes

Examples of pressure-sensitive in a sentence

We installed pressure-sensitive pads to detect vehicles entering the gate.
The designer used pressure-sensitive labels for easy branding of the bottles.
She ordered pressure-sensitive stickers that adhere firmly to metal surfaces.

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French:sensible à la pression, autocollant, ...
German:druckempfindlich, selbstklebend, ...
Italian:sensibile alla pressione, autoadesivo, ...
Spanish:sensible a la presión, autoadhesivo, ...
Portuguese:sensível à pressão, autocolante, ...
Chinese:压力感应的, 受压即粘的, ...
Japanese:感圧式の, 感圧性の, ...
Arabic:حَسَّاس لِلضَّغْط, مُسْتَجيب لِلضَّغْط, ...
Hebrew:רָגִישׁ לְלַחַץ, נִדְבָּק בְּלַחִיצָה, ...
Russian:чувствительный к давлению, самоклеящийся, ...
Ukrainian:тискочутливий, самоклейкий, ...
Hindi:दाब-संवेदी, दबाव-संवेदनशील, ...
Bengali:চাপসংবেদনশীল, চাপসংবেদী, ...
Catalan:sensible a la pressió, autoadhesiu, ...
Czech:citlivý na tlak, samolepicí, ...
Danish:trykfølsom, selvklæbende, ...
Dutch:drukgevoelig, drukhechtend, ...
Greek:ευαίσθητος στην πίεση, ...
Hungarian:nyomásérzékeny, nyomásra tapadó, ...
Khmer:ឆ្លើយតបនឹងសម្ពាធ, ស្អិតដោយសម្ពាធ, ...
Korean:압력 감지형, 점착성, ...
Persian:فشارحساس, چسبنده با فشار, ...
Polish:czuły na nacisk, samoprzylepny, ...
Portuguese (BR):sensível à pressão, autoadesivo, ...
Romanian:sensibil la presiune, autocolant, ...
Swedish:tryckkänslig, självhäftande, ...
Thai:ไวต่อแรงกด, ติดเมื่อออกแรงกด, ...
Turkish:basınca duyarlı, basınçla yapışan, ...
Vietnamese:nhạy áp lực, dính khi có áp lực, ...

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