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  • 21Flash — Flash, n.; pl. {Flashes}. 1. A sudden burst of light; a flood of light instantaneously appearing and disappearing; a momentary blaze; as, a flash of lightning. [1913 Webster] 2. A sudden and brilliant burst, as of wit or genius; a momentary… …

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  • 22Flash in the pan — Flash Flash, n.; pl. {Flashes}. 1. A sudden burst of light; a flood of light instantaneously appearing and disappearing; a momentary blaze; as, a flash of lightning. [1913 Webster] 2. A sudden and brilliant burst, as of wit or genius; a momentary …

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  • 23Flash — (fl[a^]sh), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flashed} (fl[a^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Flashing}.] [Cf. OE. flaskien, vlaskien to pour, sprinkle, dial. Sw. flasa to blaze, E. flush, flare.] 1. To burst or break forth with a sudden and transient flood of flame… …

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  • 24flash in the pan — Flash Flash (fl[a^]sh), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flashed} (fl[a^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Flashing}.] [Cf. OE. flaskien, vlaskien to pour, sprinkle, dial. Sw. flasa to blaze, E. flush, flare.] 1. To burst or break forth with a sudden and transient… …

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  • 25Light cone — in 2D space plus a time dimension. A light cone is the path that a flash of light, emanating from a single event (localized to a single point in space and a single moment in time) and traveling in all directions, would take through spacetime. If… …

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  • 26flash — vb Flash, gleam, glance, glint, sparkle, glitter, glisten, scintillate, coruscate, twinkle mean to shoot forth light (as in rays or sparks). Flash implies a sudden and transient outburst of light or a sudden display of something that brilliantly… …

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  • 27flash — ► 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 …

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  • 28Flash — may refer to: * Flash, StaffordshireIn technology: * Flash (photography), instantaneous illumination for picture taking * Xenon flash lamp, a lamp designed to produce intense white light for very short durations * Adobe Flash, multimedia software …

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  • 29Light painting — Light painting, also known as light drawing is a photographic technique in which exposures are made usually at night or in a darkened room by moving a hand held light source or by moving the camera. In many cases the light source itself does not… …

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  • 30Flash — (fl[a^]sh), v. t. 1. To send out in flashes; to cause to burst forth with sudden flame or light. [1913 Webster] The chariot of paternal Deity, Flashing thick flames. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To convey as by a flash; to light up, as by a sudden… …

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