Meanings
nounflashgun (plural flashguns)
plural flashguns · alternative flash gun
- artsAn electrically powered device used to trigger a flashbulb.
- artsAny similar unit used to generate repeatable flashes of light for photography.
Synonyms & antonyms
Similar
nouna lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph
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Broader
lampphotographic equipment
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 閃光燈 /闪光灯
- 閃光燈 /闪光灯 (shǎnguāngdēng)a unit used to generate repeatable flashes of light for photography
Finnish salaman laukaisin
- salaman laukaisina unit used to generate repeatable flashes of light for photography
French flash (photographique)
- flash (photographique)a unit used to generate repeatable flashes of light for photography
German Blitzlicht
- Blitzlichta unit used to generate repeatable flashes of light for photography
Japanese ストロボ, フラッシュ
- ストロボ (sutorobo)a unit used to generate repeatable flashes of light for photography
- フラッシュ (furasshu)a unit used to generate repeatable flashes of light for photography
Polish flesz
- flesza unit used to generate repeatable flashes of light for photography
Russian вспы́шка, фотовспы́шка
- вспы́шка (vspýška)a unit used to generate repeatable flashes of light for photography
- фотовспы́шка (fotovspýška)a unit used to generate repeatable flashes of light for photography
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Cite this entry
APA
flashgun. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flashgun
MLA
“flashgun.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flashgun. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flashgun,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flashgun.
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