flash bulb
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flash·bulb
or flash bulb (flăsh′bŭlb′)n.
A glass bulb filled with finely shredded aluminum or magnesium foil that is ignited by electricity to produce a short-duration high-intensity light flash for taking photographs. Also called photoflash.
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Flash bulb
A glass bulb containing a fine metal filament (usually magnesium) that could be ignited electrically to give a brief, intense flash of light for exposing photographic film.
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| Noun | 1. | flash bulb - a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photographflash camera - a camera with a photoflash attachment lamp - an artificial source of visible illumination photographic equipment - equipment used by a photographer |
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flash bulb - a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph