flashbulb
or flash bulb
[ flash-buhlb ]
/ ˈflæʃˌbʌlb /
noun Photography.
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Also called flash.
Words nearby flashbulb
flash-forward, flash-freeze, flash-lock, flashback, flashboard, flashbulb, flashbulb memory, flashcard, flashcube, flashed glass, flasher
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Example sentences from the Web for flashbulb
The tangle of enormous fake diamonds resting on top of her cleavage sparkles at every flashbulb.
It's as though when we first learn of it a flashbulb has imprinted in our recall the details of the event.
You aim, pull the trigger, and the shutter opens as the flashbulb goes off.
Creatures of the Abyss|Murray LeinsterIt was what he'd seen when the flashbulb of his gun-camera went off.
Creatures of the Abyss|Murray Leinster
British Dictionary definitions for flashbulb
flashbulb
/ (ˈflæʃˌbʌlb) /
noun
photog a small expendable glass light bulb formerly used to produce a bright flash of lightAlso called: photoflash Compare electronic flash
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