bright flash
1flash powder — flash powder, a mixture of aluminum or magnesium with certain other substances that produces a bright flash when ignited, commonly used before the invention of the flashbulb to supply artificial light for taking photographs …
2flash — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sudden bright light; sudden idea/emotion/action ADJECTIVE ▪ great ▪ blinding, bright, brilliant ▪ sudden ▪ brief …
3Flash suppressor — Detail of the birdcage type flash suppressor on a SIG SG 550 A flash suppressor, also known as a flash guard, flash eliminator, flash hider, or flash cone, is a device attached to the muzzle of a rifle or other gun that reduces the visible… …
4flash·bulb — /ˈflæʃˌbʌlb/ noun, pl bulbs [count] : an electric bulb that produces a very bright flash of light for taking photographs compare ↑flash 5, 2 …
5Flash blindness — is visual impairment during and following exposure to a light flash of extremely high intensity. [ [http://www.hf.faa.gov/docs/508/docs/cami/0107.pdf Laser Pointers:Their Potential Affects on Vision and Aviation Safety (April 2001)FAA] ] It may… …
6flash — ► VERB 1) shine or cause to shine with a bright but brief or intermittent light. 2) move, pass, or send swiftly in a particular direction: the scenery flashed by. 3) display or be displayed briefly or repeatedly. 4) informal display conspicuously …
7flash — [flash] vi. [ME flashen, to splash, sprinkle; of echoic orig.] 1. to send out or reflect a sudden, brief blaze or light, esp. at intervals 2. to sparkle or gleam [eyes flashing with anger] 3. to speak abruptly, esp. in anger: usually with out 4.… …
8bright — adj 1 Bright, brilliant, radiant, luminous, lustrous, effulgent, refulgent, beaming, lambent, lucent, incandescent are comparable when they mean actually or seemingly shining or glowing with light. Bright implies an opposition to dim or dull; it… …
9flash´i|ness — flash|y «FLASH ee», adjective, flash|i|er, flash|i|est. 1. very bright for a short time; flashing. SYNONYM(S): glittering, dazzling, sparkling …
10flash´i|ly — flash|y «FLASH ee», adjective, flash|i|er, flash|i|est. 1. very bright for a short time; flashing. SYNONYM(S): glittering, dazzling, sparkling …
