light flash

  • 51flash tube — n. a gaseous discharge tube designed to emit extremely short bursts of very intense light …

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  • 52flash synchronizer — flash synchronizer, a device on a camera that causes the greatest brightness of the flashbulb s light to occur at the instant when the shutter reaches its full opening …

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  • 53flash — flashingly, adv. /flash/, n. 1. a brief, sudden burst of bright light: a flash of lightning. 2. a sudden, brief outburst or display of joy, wit, etc. 3. a very brief moment; instant: I ll be back in a flash. 4. Informal. flashlight (def. 1). 5.… …

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  • 54flash — [[t]flæ̱ʃ[/t]] ♦♦♦ flashes, flashing, flashed 1) N COUNT: usu with supp A flash is a sudden burst of light or of something shiny or bright. A sudden flash of lightning lit everything up for a second... The wire snapped at the wall plug with a… …

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  • 55Flash synchronization — PC socket An example of a flash firing too late or the shutter speed being to …

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  • 56flash — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sudden bright light; sudden idea/emotion/action ADJECTIVE ▪ great ▪ blinding, bright, brilliant ▪ sudden ▪ brief …

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  • 57flash — flash1 S3 [flæʃ] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(shine)¦ 2¦(pictures)¦ 3 flash through somebody s mind/head/brain 4 flash a smile/glance/look etc (at somebody) 5¦(show something quickly)¦ 6¦(news/information)¦ 7¦(move quickly)¦ 8¦(eyes)¦ 9¦(sex organs)¦ …

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  • 58Flash Light (song) — Infobox Single Name = Flash Light Caption = German picture sleeve for the single Flash Light Artist = Parliament from Album = Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome A side = B side = Swing Down Sweet Chariot Released = 1978 Format = Vinyl 7 45… …

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  • 59Flash (comics) — Infobox comics set index imagesize= 212 caption= Jay Garrick, Bart Allen, and Wally West on the cover to The Flash (vol. 2) #208. Art by Michael Turner. code name=Flash publisher= DC Comics debut= Flash Comics #1 (January 1940) creators= Gardner… …

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  • 60flash — flash1 [ flæʃ ] verb ** ▸ 1 shine for short time ▸ 2 appear for short time ▸ 3 pass quickly ▸ 4 show sudden emotion ▸ 5 show sex organs ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive to shine brightly for a very short time, or to shine on and off very quickly:… …

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