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- [flash-buhlb]
- /ˈflæʃˌbʌlb/
- /ˈflæʃ.bʌlb/
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- [flash-buhlb]
- /ˈflæʃˌbʌlb/
Definitions of flashbulb word
- noun flashbulb a glass bulb, filled with oxygen and aluminum or zirconium wire or foil, which, when ignited electrically, burns with a brilliant flash to provide momentary illumination of a subject. 1
- noun flashbulb A light bulb that flashes in order to illuminate a photographic subject, of a type that is used only once. 1
- noun flashbulb lightbulb for flash photography 1
- countable noun flashbulb 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. 0
- noun flashbulb a small expendable glass light bulb formerly used to produce a bright flash of light 0
- noun flashbulb an electric light bulb giving a brief, dazzling light, for taking photographs 0
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Origin of flashbulb
First appearance:
before 1930 One of the 10% newest English words
First recorded in 1930-35; flash + bulb
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Parts of speech for Flashbulb
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
flashbulb popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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