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Definition of Flashbulb
1. Noun. A lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph.
Group relationships: Flash Camera
Generic synonyms: Lamp, Photographic Equipment
Definition of Flashbulb
1. Noun. (photography) 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 ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Flashbulb
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Flashbulb
Literary usage of Flashbulb
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ninth Day of Creationby Leonard Crane by Leonard Crane (2000)
"And just as a flashbulb could startle, so also could the intensity of the emitted
LFA sound pulses be truly overwhelming. Its employment required prudence ..."
2. Readers' Theater, Grade 6 by Michael Ryall (2003)
"Now don't move, (flashbulb flashes) Thank you, all. Haywood: Are we going to be
in the papers tomorrow? Photographer: Could be. The whole country's waiting ..."
3. The FBI Laboratory: An Investigation Into Laboratory Practices and Alleged by Michael R. Bromwich (1998)
"... refilled with about three pounds of gunpowder, wadding, about three pounds of
lead shot, and a flashbulb connected to some wires running out of the top. ..."
4. Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States: Annotated for Statistical ...edited by Stephen Koplan, Deanna Tanner Okun edited by Stephen Koplan, Deanna Tanner Okun (2006)
"... pistols and devices for signals 9303 signalling 3604 flashbulb ASSEMBLY MACHINES
for assembling electric or electronic flashbulbs in glass envelopes ..."
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