bounce flash
noun Photography.
a flash lamp designed to produce a bounced flash.
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Nearby words
boumédienne, boun, bounce, bounce around, bounce back, bounce flash, bounce game, bounce light, bounceback, bouncebackability, bounced flash
Origin of bounce flash
First recorded in 1950–55
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