blue flash
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Aristotle noticed that if he struck the surface of the sea with a rod, the water sometimes produced a bright blue flash.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 23, 2022
Other telescopes able to obtain spectra from thousands of objects simultaneously will enable astronomers to study the explosions for the features—the blue flash, the hydrogen absorption lines—that could betray the involvement of a giant star.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 4, 2020
“You would first notice a 10-second blue flash in the upper atmosphere,” said Melott, “but then the damage would be done.”
From Forbes ● May 27, 2013
His breakthrough came in the form of a bright blue flash, produced when he threw his extract into a sink where seawater from an aquarium had just been poured.
From New York Times ● May 12, 2013
He had hardly finished speaking before he dashed off and I saw the blue flash of his tank top.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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