flashbulb
Definition
Noun: A small, replaceable electric lamp that produces a brief, very bright flash of light, used to provide illumination when taking a photograph.
Usage
The word flashbulb refers specifically to the physical, often disposable, bulb component used in older photography equipment. It is used to describe the object itself, its function, or its characteristic light.
Examples
- The photographer inserted a new flashbulb into his camera.
- The intense light from the flashbulb momentarily blinded me.
- Early press photographers carried bags full of flashbulbs.
- The pop and smoke from the used flashbulb filled the small room.
Advanced Usage
- "flashbulb memory": A psychological term for an exceptionally vivid, detailed, and long-lasting memory of the circumstances in which one learned of a surprising, consequential, or emotionally arousing event. The term is derived from the idea of a scene being "frozen" by the bright light of a flashbulb.
- Many people have a flashbulb memory of where they were when they heard about the major news event.
Variants and Related Words
- Flash (noun/verb): The more general term for a burst of bright light, especially from an electronic unit in modern cameras. (e.g., )
- Flashgun (noun): A device that holds a flashbulb or an electronic flash unit and is often attached to a camera.
- Speedlight (noun): A brand name often used generically for a modern, portable electronic flash unit.
Synonyms
- Photoflash
- Flash lamp
Related Phrases
- To go off like a flashbulb: An idiom meaning an idea occurs suddenly and vividly.
- The solution to the problem went off in my head like a flashbulb.
Noun
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a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph
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