flashbulb

English

Alternative forms

• flash bulb

Etymology

From flash +‎ bulb.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈflæʃbʌlb/

• Audio (US):

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Noun

flashbulb (plural flashbulbs)

1. (historical, photography) A glass bulb that made a single bright flash for illumination during a photograph.
   • 2005 March 2, Leslie Feinberg, “Even McCarthy was gay baited”, in Workers World‎:

     When Christine Jorgensen's plane touched down carrying her home from Denmark […] 300 reporters surged forwards, shouting questions as flash bulbs popped.

Derived terms

• flashbulb memory
• flashbulb moment

See also

• flashgun