Meanings
nounflashbulb (plural flashbulbs)
plural flashbulbs · alternative flash bulb
- historicalartsA glass bulb that made a single bright flash for illumination during a photograph.
When Christine Jorgensen's plane touched down carrying her home from Denmark […] 300 reporters surged forwards, shouting questions as flash bulbs popped.
2005 March 2, Leslie Feinberg, “Even McCarthy was gay baited”, in Workers World
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph
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Broader
lampphotographic equipment
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flashbulb. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flashbulb
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flashbulb,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flashbulb.
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