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pressure-sensitive

pressure-sensitive adjective: of a material or a device, that responds to applied pressure by adhering, sealing or activating without the need for an external factor like heat, water or a solvent.

Adjective

pressure-sensitive (not comparable)

  1. Of a material or a device, that responds to applied pressure by adhering, sealing or activating without the need for an external factor like heat, water or a solvent.

Questions about pressure-sensitive

What does pressure-sensitive mean?
Pressure-sensitive means of a material or a device, that responds to applied pressure by adhering, sealing or activating without the need for an external factor like heat, water or a solvent.
What part of speech is pressure-sensitive?
Pressure-sensitive is an adjective.

Words near pressure-sensitive in the dictionary

  1. pressure wire
  2. pressure wires
  3. pressure-cooker
  4. pressure-cookers
  5. pressure-retarded osmosis
  6. pressure-sensitive
  7. pressure-wash
  8. pressure-washed
  9. pressure-washer
  10. pressure-washers
  11. pressure-washes

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