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flashbulb

/ˈflæʃbʌlb/

flashbulb noun: a glass bulb that made a single bright flash for illumination during a photograph.

Noun

flashbulb (plural flashbulbs)

  1. (historical) A glass bulb that made a single bright flash for illumination during a photograph.
    • When Christine Jorgensen's plane touched down carrying her home from Denmark […] 300 reporters surged forwards, shouting questions as flash bulbs popped.2005 March 2, Leslie Feinberg, “Even McCarthy was gay baited”, in Workers World

Forms of flashbulb

pluralflashbulbs
alternative formflash bulb

Origin of flashbulb

From flash + bulb.

Words formed from flashbulb

Phrases with flashbulb

Questions about flashbulb

What does flashbulb mean?
Flashbulb means a glass bulb that made a single bright flash for illumination during a photograph.
What part of speech is flashbulb?
Flashbulb is a noun.
How do you pronounce flashbulb?
Flashbulb is pronounced /ˈflæʃbʌlb/ (US).
What is the plural of flashbulb?
The plural of flashbulb is flashbulbs.

Words near flashbulb in the dictionary

  1. flashbars
  2. flashboard
  3. flashboarded
  4. flashboarding
  5. flashboards
  6. flashbulb
  7. flashbulb memories
  8. flashbulb memory
  9. flashbulb moment
  10. flashbulb moments
  11. flashbulbs

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