Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A dry-cell powered photographic apparatus that holds and electrically triggers a flashbulb.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a lamp for providing intense momentary light to take a photograph.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun photography An
electrically powered device used to trigger aflashbulb - noun photography Any similar
unit used to generate repeatableflashes oflight forphotography
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph
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Examples
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Fastest-ever flashgun captures image of light wave - The description of how it works and why is a hair technical, but still pretty interesting.
Science is Badass daemonwise 2009
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Given his newspaper work, his studio business and his commercial assignments, Teenie was everywhere, shooting everyone, dashing in with his flashgun to take his one shot and dashing off to his next job.
Life on the Hill William Meyers 2011
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Fastest-ever flashgun captures image of light wave
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A flashgun fires through the camera in reverse, from the back.
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The flash of light was exactly like a flashgun going off in her eyes, leaving her with dancing afterimages.
THE FORBIDDEN GAME L.J. SMITH 2010
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A flashgun fires through the camera in reverse, from the back.
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A flashgun—of course, that was how Zach would interpret the bursts of light in the hallway.
THE FORBIDDEN GAME L.J. SMITH 2010
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Fastest-ever flashgun captures image of light wave
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The flash of light was exactly like a flashgun going off in her eyes, leaving her with dancing afterimages.
THE FORBIDDEN GAME L.J. SMITH 2010
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A flashgun—of course, that was how Zach would interpret the bursts of light in the hallway.
THE FORBIDDEN GAME L.J. SMITH 2010
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