English Explanatory Dictionary

flashlamp

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A kind of lamp that uses an electric current to start powder burning and produce a brief sudden burst of bright light. It was formerly used in flash photography.

Word forms

flashlamp flashlamps

Etymology

From flash + lamp.

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