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flashbulb — flash bulb n. a lamp for providing intense momentary light to take a photograph. Syn: flash, photoflash, flash lamp, flashgun. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
flashbulb — ► NOUN ▪ a bulb for a flashgun … English terms dictionary
flashbulb — [flash′bulb΄] n. an electric light bulb giving a brief, dazzling light, for taking photographs … English World dictionary
Flashbulb — The term flashbulb can refer to:*Flash photography*The Flashbulb, one of the pseudonyms of electronica musician Benn Jordan*A bonus track by Nirvana … Wikipedia
flashbulb — [[t]flæ̱ʃbʌlb[/t]] flashbulbs also flash bulb N COUNT A flashbulb is a small bulb that can be fixed to a camera. It makes a bright flash of light so that you can take photographs indoors … English dictionary
flashbulb — /ˈflæʃbʌlb / (say flashbulb) noun a glass bulb filled with oxygen and a thin sheet of magnesium or aluminium, giving a momentary bright light when fired, used as a light source, in photography …
Flashbulb memory — A flashbulb memory is a memory that was laid down in great detail during a personally significant event, often a shocking event of national or international importance. These memories are perceived to have a photographic quality. The term was… … Wikipedia
flashbulb memory — A term introduced in or shortly before 1977 by the American psychologists Roger William Brown (1925 1997) and James Kulik to denote a detail perfect memory of an event that at the time ofwitnessing had evoked a high level ofsur prise, as well… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
flashbulb — noun Date: 1935 an electric bulb that can be used only once to produce a brief and very bright flash for taking photographs … New Collegiate Dictionary
flashbulb — noun A glass bulb, filled with finely shredded magnesium, that emitted a short, intense flash of light when ignited by electricity; could be used only once … Wiktionary
